Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 21:16

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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
whenבְּיוֹם֙bə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
that manאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
assigns his inheritanceהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan·ḥî·lōwVerb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH5157 get or take as a possession
to his sonsבָּנָ֔יוbā·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
he must notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
appointיוּכַ֗לyū·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
the sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of the beloved wifeהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הhā·’ă·hū·ḇāhArticle; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularH157 love
asעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the firstbornפְּנֵ֥יpə·nêNoun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
overבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of the unloved wifeהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖הhaś·śə·nū·’āhArticle; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularH8130 hate

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