Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 21:15–16
15If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, 16when 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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Deuteronomy 21:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a man | לְאִ֜ישׁ | lə·’îš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| has | תִהְיֶ֨יןָ | ṯih·ye·nā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| two | שְׁתֵּ֣י | šə·tê | Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| wives | נָשִׁ֗ים | nā·šîm | Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| one | הָאַחַ֤ת | hā·’a·ḥaṯ | Article; Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| beloved | אֲהוּבָה֙ | ’ă·hū·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H157 love |
| and the other | וְהָאַחַ֣ת | wə·hā·’a·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| unloved | שְׂנוּאָ֔ה | śə·nū·’āh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H8130 hate |
| and | הָאֲהוּבָ֖ה | hā·’ă·hū·ḇāh | Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H157 love |
| bear | וְיָֽלְדוּ־ | wə·yā·lə·ḏū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| him | ל֣וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| sons | בָנִ֔ים | ḇā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| but the unloved | לַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃ | laś·śə·nî·’āh | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H8146 hated, held in aversion |
| wife has | וְהָיָ֛ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the firstborn | הַבְּכ֖וֹר | hab·bə·ḵō·wr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
| son | הַבֵּ֥ן | hab·bên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
Deuteronomy 21:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| when | בְּיוֹם֙ | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| that man | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| assigns his inheritance | הַנְחִיל֣וֹ | han·ḥî·lōw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5157 get or take as a possession |
| to his sons | בָּנָ֔יו | bā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| he must not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| appoint | יוּכַ֗ל | yū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of the beloved wife | הָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔ה | hā·’ă·hū·ḇāh | Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H157 love |
| as | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the firstborn | פְּנֵ֥י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| over | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of the unloved wife | הַשְּׂנוּאָ֖ה | haś·śə·nū·’āh | Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H8130 hate |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 21:15 Genesis 29:33 · Genesis 29:20
Deuteronomy 21:16 1 Chronicles 5:2 · 1 Chronicles 26:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.