Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 21:15
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,
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.