‏ Deuteronomy 21:15-17

15 “If a man has two wives, the one loved and athe other
Or scorned; lit hated
unloved, and both the loved and the
Or scorned; lit hated
unloved have borne him sons, and the firstborn son belongs to the
Or scorned; lit hated
unloved,
16then it shall be on the day that he wills what he owns as an inheritance to his sons, he is not allowed to treat the son of the loved wife as the firstborn,
Lit against the face of
at the expense of the son of the
See note v 15
unloved, who actually is the firstborn son.
17On the contrary, he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the
See note v 15
unloved wife, by giving him a double
Lit mouthful
portion of everything that
Lit is found with him
he owns, for he was the jbeginning of his
I.e., power of procreation
strength; lto him belongs the right of the firstborn.
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