16 Then when the time cometh, that he appointeth his sons to be heirs of that which he hath, he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn [a]before the son of the hated, which is the firstborn:

17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, and give him [b]double portion for all that he hath: for he is the first of his strength, and to [c]him belongeth the right of firstborn.

18 ¶ If any man have a son that is stubborn and disobedient, which will not hearken unto the voice of his father, nor the voice of his [d]mother, and they have chastened him, and he would not obey them,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 21:16 Or, while the son of the hated liveth.
  2. Deuteronomy 21:17 As much as to two of the others.
  3. Deuteronomy 21:17 Except he be unworthy, as was Reuben Jacob’s son.
  4. Deuteronomy 21:18 For it is the mother’s duty also to instruct her children.

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