Deuteronomy 21:16

then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not give the son of the beloved the rights of the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn;

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WEBBE

then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not give the son of the beloved the rights of the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn;

BSB

when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife.

KJV

Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

ASV

then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the first-born before the son of the hated, who is the first-born:

BBE

Then when he gives his property to his sons for their heritage, he is not to put the son of his loved one in the place of the first son, the son of the hated wife:

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וְהָיָה ve·ha·yah and it will be H1961 בְּיוֹם be·yom on [the] day H3117 הַנְחִילוֹ han·chi·lo causes to inherit he H5157 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 בָּנָיו ba·nav sons his H1121 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- [that] which H834 יִהְיֶה yih·yeh it will belong H1961 לוֹ lo to (the) him H9033 לֹא lo' not H3808 יוּכַל yu·khal he will be able H3201 לְבַכֵּר le·va·ker to treat as firstborn H1069 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son H1121 הָאֲהוּבָה ha·'a·hu·vah the loved [one] H157 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 פְּנֵי pe·nei [the] face of H6440 בֶן־ ven- [the] son of H1121 הַשְּׂנוּאָה ha·se·nu·'ah the hated [one] H8130 הַבְּכֹר ha·be·khor the firstborn H1060

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