17 But he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the [a]unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that [b]he has, for he is the (A)beginning of his strength; (B)to him belongs the right of the firstborn.

18 “If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will (C)not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them, 19 then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city [c]at the gateway of his hometown.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 21:17 Lit hated
  2. Deuteronomy 21:17 Lit is found with him
  3. Deuteronomy 21:19 Lit and to the gate of his place