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Deuteronomy 21:15

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

KJV

Si habuerit homo uxores duas, unam dilectam, et alteram odiosam, genuerintque ex eo liberos, et fuerit filius odiosæ primogenitus,

Vulgate

Ἐὰν δὲ γένωνται ἀνθρώπῳ δύο γυναῖκες, μία αὐτῶν ἠγαπημένη καὶ μία αὐτῶν μισουμένη, καὶ τέκωσιν αὐτῷ ἡ ἠγαπημένη καὶ ἡ μισουμένη, καὶ γένηται υἱὸς πρωτότοκος τῆς μισουμένης·

LXX

If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated;

ASV

כִּֽי תִהְיֶ֨יןָ לְ/אִ֜ישׁ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֗ים הָ/אַחַ֤ת אֲהוּבָה֙ וְ/הָ/אַחַ֣ת שְׂנוּאָ֔ה וְ/יָֽלְדוּ ל֣/וֹ בָנִ֔ים הָ/אֲהוּבָ֖ה וְ/הַ/שְּׂנוּאָ֑ה וְ/הָיָ֛ה הַ/בֵּ֥ן הַ/בְּכ֖וֹר לַ/שְּׂנִיאָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
אֹהֵ֣ב
'hb
verb · 209×
בְּכ֣וֹר
bkvr
noun · 118×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הוֹלִ֣יד
hvlyd
verb · 478×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
י
y
verb · 148×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
שְּׂנִיאָֽה
shny'h
adjective · 1×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

56. Scripture, in speaking thus, implies, O Arians, not that the Son is originate, but rather other than things originate, and proper to the Father, being in His bosom. (4.) Nor does even the expression 'become,' which here occurs, show that the Son is originate, as you suppose. If indeed it were simply 'become' and no more, a case might stand for the Arians; but, whereas they …

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 11:22 — And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
  • Gen 29:20 — And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
  • Gen 29:30 — And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
  • Gen 29:31 — And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
  • Gen 29:33 — And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.