Deuteronomy 21:17

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷He must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the neglected wife, by giving him two shares^[a]^[b] of his estate, for he is the firstfruits of his virility; he has the rights of the firstborn.^(A)

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Footnotes

21:17 Lit him mouth of two, or two mouthfuls
21:17 Or two-thirds

Deuteronomy 21:17 in all English translations

Jeremiah 2:3

Christian Standard Bible

³Israel was holy to the Lord,^(A)
the firstfruits of his harvest.^(B)
All who ate of it found themselves guilty;^(C)
disaster came on them.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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Jeremiah 2:3 in all English translations

James 1:18

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁸By his own choice, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.^(A)

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James 1:18 in all English translations

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