Deuteronomy 21:15

If a man has two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son is hers who was hated;

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WEBBE

If a man has two wives, the one beloved and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated, and if the firstborn son is hers who was hated,

BSB

If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,

KJV

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

ASV

If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated;

BBE

If a man has two wives, one greatly loved and the other hated, and the two of them have had children by him; and if the first son is the child of the hated wife:

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כִּי־ ki- if H3588 תִהְיֶיןָ tih·yei·na they will belong H1961 לְאִישׁ le·'ish to a man H376 שְׁתֵּי she·tei two H8147 נָשִׁים na·shim wives H802 הָאַחַת ha·'a·chat the one H259 אֲהוּבָה 'a·hu·vah [is] loved H157 וְהָאַחַת ve·ha·'a·chat and the one H259 שְׂנוּאָה se·nu·'ah [is] hated H8130 וְיָלְדוּ־ ve·yal·du- and they will bear H3205 לוֹ lo to (the) him H9033 בָנִים va·nim sons H1121 הָאֲהוּבָה ha·'a·hu·vah the loved [one] H157 וְהַשְּׂנוּאָה ve·ha·se·nu·'ah and the hated [one] H8130 וְהָיָה ve·ha·yah and he will belong H1961 הַבֵּן ha·ben the son H1121 הַבְּכוֹר ha·be·khor the firstborn H1060 לַשְּׂנִיאָה la·se·ni·'ah to the hated [wife] H8146

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–17

This law restrains men from disinheriting their eldest sons without just cause. The principle in this case as to children, is still binding to parents; they must give children their right without partiality.

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Topics

ChildrenPolygamyFirstbornInheritanceBirthrightHeirFavoritism

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.