Gen 49:3, Deu 21:17 | ESV | STEP | Reuben , you are my firstborn , my might , and the firstfruits of my strength , preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power .

Genesis 49:3

3 “Reuben, you are ^amy firstborn,
my might, and the ^bfirstfruits of my strength,
preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

Deuteronomy 21:17

17 but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is ^cthe firstfruits of his strength. ^dThe right of the firstborn is his.