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Deuteronomy 21:15-21

15If amanלְאִ֜ישׁle.'IshH376shall havetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,oneהָאַחַ֤תha.'a.ChatH259belovedאֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.VahH157, andanotherוְהָאַחַ֣תve.ha.'a.ChatH259hatedשְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'AhH8130, and they haveborneוְיָֽלְדוּ־ve.yal.du-H3205himchildrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121, both thebelovedהָאֲהוּבָ֖הha.'a.hu.VahH157and thehatedוְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑הve.ha.se.nu.'AhH8130; and if thefirstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonהַבֵּ֥ןha.BenH1121be hers that washatedלַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃la.se.ni.'AhH8146:

16Then it shall be,whenבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117he maketh hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121toinheritהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.LoH5157that which he hath, that hemayיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201not prefer thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thebelovedהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.VahH157firstbornלְבַכֵּר֙le.va.KerH1069beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of thehatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖הha.se.nu.'AhH8130, which is indeed thefirstbornהַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.be.KhorH1060:

17But he shallacknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thehatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130for thefirstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060, bygivingלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414him adoubleשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּ֣יpiH6310of all that hehathיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672: for he is thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of hisstrengthאֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH202; therightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of thefirstbornהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062is his.

18If amanלְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376shall have astubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637andrebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784sonבֵּ֚ןbenH1121, who will notobeyשֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'H8085thevoiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963of hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, or thevoiceוּבְק֣וֹלu.ve.KolH6963of hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517, and who, when they havechastenedוְיסְּר֣וּve.yi.se.RuH3256him, will nothearkenיִשְׁמַ֖עyish.Ma'H8085to them:

19Then shall hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and hismotherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517layholdוְתָ֥פְשׂוּve.Ta.fe.suH8610on him, and bring himoutוְהוֹצִ֧יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318to theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of hiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892, and to thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of hisplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725;

20And they shallsayוְאָמְר֞וּve.'a.me.RuH559to theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of hiscityעִיר֗וֹi.RoH5892, This oursonבְּנֵ֤נוּbe.Ne.nuH1121isstubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637andrebelliousוּמֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784, he will notobeyשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085ourvoiceבְּקֹלֵ֑נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963; he is agluttonזוֹלֵ֖לzo.LelH2151, and adrunkardוְסֹבֵֽא׃ve.so.Ve'H5433.

21And all themenאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of hiscityעִיר֤וֹi.RoH5892shallstoneוּ֠רְגָמֻהוּU.re.ga.mu.huH7275him withstonesבָֽאֲבָנִים֙va.'a.va.NimH68, that he maydieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191: so shalt thouremoveוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromamongמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you; and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallhearיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085, andfearוְיִרָֽאוּ׃ סve.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

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