Deuteronomy 21:15
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Deuteronomy 21:15
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And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
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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:
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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:
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Verse Text
If a manH376 have twoH8147 wivesH802, oneH259 belovedH157, and anotherH259 hatedH8130, and they have bornH3205 him childrenH1121, both the belovedH157 and the hatedH8130; and if the firstbornH1060 sonH1121 be hers that was hatedH8146:
כִּי־תִהְיֶיןָ לְאִישׁ שְׁתֵּי נָשִׁים הָאַחַת אֲהוּבָה וְהָאַחַת שְׂנוּאָה וְיָלְדוּ־לֹו בָנִים הָאֲהוּבָה וְהַשְּׂנוּאָה וְהָיָה הַבֵּן הַבְּכֹור לַשְּׂנִיאָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּֽי |
ki- | H3588 | HC | if |
תִהְיֶ֨יןָ |
tih.Yei.na | H1961 | HVqi3fp | they will belong |
לְ/אִ֜ישׁ |
le./'Ish | H376 | HR/Ncmsa | to/ a man |
שְׁתֵּ֣י |
she.Tei | H8147 | HAcfdc | two |
נָשִׁ֗ים |
na.Shim | H802 | HNcfpa | wives |
הָ/אַחַ֤ת |
ha./'a.Chat | H259 | HTd/Acfsa | the/ one |
אֲהוּבָה֙ |
'a.hu.Vah | H157 | HVqsfsa | (is) loved |
וְ/הָ/אַחַ֣ת |
ve./ha./'a.Chat | H259 | HC/Td/Acfsa | and/ the/ one |
שְׂנוּאָ֔ה |
se.nu.'Ah | H8130 | HVqsfsa | (is) hated |
וְ/יָֽלְדוּ |
ve./yal.du- | H3205 | HC/Vqq3cp | and/ they will bear |
ל֣/וֹ |
l/o | HR/Sp3ms | to (the)/ him | |
בָנִ֔ים |
va.Nim | H1121 | HNcmpa | sons |
הָ/אֲהוּבָ֖ה |
ha./'a.hu.Vah | H157 | HTd/Vqsfsa | the/ loved (one) |
וְ/הַ/שְּׂנוּאָ֑ה |
ve./ha./se.nu.'Ah | H8130 | HC/Td/Vqsfsa | and/ the/ hated (one) |
וְ/הָיָ֛ה |
ve./ha.Yah | H1961 | HC/Vqq3ms | and/ he will belong |
הַ/בֵּ֥ן |
ha./Ben | H1121 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ son |
הַ/בְּכ֖וֹר |
ha./be.Khor | H1060 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ firstborn |
לַ/שְּׂנִיאָֽה |
la./se.ni.'Ah | H8146 | HRd/Aafsa | to the/ hated (wife) |
- H157 — אָהַב (ʼâhab, aw-hab'): or אָהֵב (ʼâhêb) ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
- H259 — אֶחָד (ʼechâd, ekh-awd'): a numeral from אָחַד (ʼâchad) H258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
- H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ (ʼîysh) H376 or אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים (nâshîym);(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
- H1060 — בְּכוֹר (bᵉkôwr, bek-ore'): from בָּכַר (bâkar) H1069; firstborn; hence, chief; eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
- H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
- H3205 — יָלַד (yâlad, yaw-lad'): a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage; bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).
- H8130 — שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ, saw-nay'): a primitive root; to hate (personally); enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.
- H8146 — שָׂנִיא (sânîyʼ, saw-nee'): from שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ) H8130; hated; hated.
- H8147 — שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim): dual of שֵׁנִי (shênîy) H8145; feminine שְׁתַּיִם (shᵉttayim); two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Verse Cross-References
- two wives — Genesis 29:18, Genesis 29:20, Genesis 29:30-31, Genesis 29:33, 1 Samuel 1:4-5
Reciprocal references (6): Deuteronomy 24:1, 2 Chronicles 11:22, 2 Chronicles 21:3, Malachi 1:3, Luke 14:26, Romans 9:13
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: FIRST BORN, THE
- Nave’s: BIRTHRIGHT; CHILDREN; FAVORITISM; FIRSTBORN; HEIR; INHERITANCE; POLYGAMY
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