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Deuteronomy 21:16

Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

KJV

volueritque substantiam inter filios suos dividere, non poterit filium dilectæ facere primogenitum, et præferre filio odiosæ :

Vulgate

καὶ ἔσται ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ κατακληρονομῇ τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ, οὐ δυνήσεται πρωτοτοκεῦσαι τῷ υἱῷ τῆς ἠγαπημένης, ὑπεριδὼν τὸν υἱὸν τῆς μισουμένης τὸν πρωτότοκον·

LXX

then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the first-born before the son of the hated, who is the first-born:

ASV

וְ/הָיָ֗ה בְּ/יוֹם֙ הַנְחִיל֣/וֹ אֶת בָּנָ֔י/ו אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶ֖ה ל֑/וֹ לֹ֣א יוּכַ֗ל לְ/בַכֵּר֙ אֶת בֶּן הָ֣/אֲהוּבָ֔ה עַל פְּנֵ֥י בֶן הַ/שְּׂנוּאָ֖ה הַ/בְּכֹֽר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֹהֵ֣ב
'hb
verb · 209×
בַכֵּר֙
bkr
verb · 4×
בְּכ֣וֹר
bkvr
noun · 118×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
י
y
verb · 148×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יוּכַ֣ל
yvkl
verb · 193×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 57×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 5:2 — For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)
  • 1Chr 26:10 — Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
  • Luke 15:12 — And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
  • Prov 19:14 — House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.