Deuteronomy 21:17 BSB

Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּי֩	ki	that	H3588 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַבְּכֹ֨ר	ha.be.Khor	the firstborn	H1060 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
הַשְּׂנוּאָ֜ה	ha.se.nu.'Ah	the hated [one]	H8130 →
יַכִּ֗יר	ya.Kir	he will acknowledge	H5234 →
לָ֤תֶת	La.tet	by giving	H5414 →
לוֹ֙	lo	to <the> him
פִּ֣י	pi	a mouth of	H6310 →
שְׁנַ֔יִם	she.Na.yim	two	H8147 →
בְּכֹ֥ל	be.Khol	in all	H3605 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	that	H834 →
יִמָּצֵ֖א	yi.ma.Tze'	it will be found	H4672 →
ל֑וֹ	lo	to <the> him
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
הוּא֙	hu'	he	H1931 →
רֵאשִׁ֣ית	re.Shit	[is] [the] beginning of	H7225 →
אֹנ֔וֹ	'o.No	manly vigor his	H202 →
ל֖וֹ	lo	[belongs] to <the> him
מִשְׁפַּ֥ט	mish.Pat	[the] claim of	H4941 →
הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ ס	ha.be.kho.Rah	the birthright	H1062 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 49:3
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
leads to
- Psalms 78:51
  He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.
- Genesis 29:32
  And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
- Psalms 105:36
  Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
- Numbers 1:20
  From the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who…
- 1 Chronicles 2:1
  These were the sons of Israel:
Through
Psalms 105:36
Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
leads to
- Genesis 49:3
  Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
- Psalms 136:10
  He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.
- Hebrews 11:28
  By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.

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Isaiah 61:7Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.2 Kings 2:9After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.Genesis 49:3Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.Genesis 25:31–34“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.Psalms 105:36Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.1 Chronicles 5:1–2These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.Genesis 25:5–6Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.1 Chronicles 5:1These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.Hebrews 12:23in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,Genesis 48:22And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”Joshua 17:1Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.

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