Deuteronomy 21:16
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.
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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:
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:
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֗ה | ve.ha.Yah | and it will be | H1961 → |
| בְּיוֹם֙ | be.yOm | on [the] day | H3117 → |
| הַנְחִיל֣וֹ | han.chi.Lo | causes to inherit he | H5157 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בָּנָ֔יו | ba.Nav | sons his | H1121 → |
| אֵ֥ת | 'et | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | [that] which | H834 → |
| יִהְיֶ֖ה | yih.Yeh | it will belong | H1961 → |
| ל֑וֹ | lo | to <the> him | |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| יוּכַ֗ל | yu.Khal | he will be able | H3201 → |
| לְבַכֵּר֙ | le.va.Ker | to treat as firstborn | H1069 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son | H1121 → |
| הָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔ה | ha.'a.hu.Vah | the loved [one] | H157 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| פְּנֵ֥י | pe.Nei | [the] face of | H6440 → |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| הַשְּׂנוּאָ֖ה | ha.se.nu.'Ah | the hated [one] | H8130 → |
| הַבְּכֹֽר׃ | ha.be.Khor | the firstborn | H1060 → |
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