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Deuteronomy 21:16-18
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Deuteronomy 21:16-18
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
16 Then on the day when he wills his possessions to his sons, he shall not put the firstborn of his loved wife in place of the [actual] firstborn of the disliked wife—her firstborn being older.
17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the disliked as the firstborn by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he was the first issue of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
18 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or his mother and though they chasten him will not listen to them,
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Deuteronomy 21:16-18
New International Version
Deuteronomy 21:16-18
New International Version
16 when he wills his property to his sons, he must not give the rights of the firstborn to the son of the wife he loves in preference to his actual firstborn, the son of the wife he does not love.(A) 17 He must acknowledge the son of his unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double(B) share of all he has. That son is the first sign of his father’s strength.(C) The right of the firstborn belongs to him.(D)
A Rebellious Son
18 If someone has a stubborn and rebellious(E) son(F) who does not obey his father and mother(G) and will not listen to them when they discipline him,
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