Deuteronomy 21:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Deuteronomy 21:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 21:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 21:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not give the son of the beloved the rights of the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn;”
Deuteronomy 21:16 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 21:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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:”
Deuteronomy 21:16 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 21:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“then it hath been, in the day of his causing his sons to inherit that which he hath, he is not able to declare first-born the son of the loved one, in the face of the son of the hated one--the first-born.”
Deuteronomy 21:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 21:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“then it shall be, in the day that he maketh his sons to inherit what he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn;”
Deuteronomy 21:16 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 21:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then when the time commeth, that hee appointeth his sonnes to be heires of that which he hath, he may not make the sonne of the beloued first borne before the sonne of the hated, which is the first borne:”
Deuteronomy 21:16 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 21:16 in Context — Deuteronomy 21
14 Y será, si no te agradare, que la has de dejar en su libertad; y no la venderás por dinero, ni mercadearás con ella, por cuanto la afligiste.
15 Cuando un hombre tuviere dos mujeres, la una amada y la otra aborrecida, y la amada y la aborrecida le parieren hijos, y el hijo primogénito fuere de la aborrecida;
16 Será que, el día que hiciere heredar á sus hijos lo que tuviere, no podrá dar el derecho de primogenitura á los hijos de la amada en preferencia al hijo de la aborrecida, que es el primogénito;
17 Mas al hijo de la aborrecida reconocerá por primogénito, para darle dos tantos de todo lo que se hallare que tiene: porque aquél es el principio de su fuerza, el derecho de la primogenitura es suyo.
18 Cuando alguno tuviere hijo contumaz y rebelde, que no obedeciere á la voz de su padre ni á la voz de su madre, y habiéndolo castigado, no les obedeciere;
What Does Deuteronomy 21:16 Mean?
Deuteronomy 21:16 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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