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Deuteronomy 21:17

NETBible	Rather, he must acknowledge the son of the less loved¹ wife as firstborn and give him the double portion² of all he has, for that son is the beginning of his father’s procreative power³ – to him should go the right of the firstborn.
NIV © biblegateway Deu 21:17	He must acknowledge the son of his unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double share of all he has. That son is the first sign of his father’s strength. The right of the firstborn belongs to him.
NASB © biblegateway Deu 21:17	"But he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn.
NLT © biblegateway Deu 21:17	He must give the customary double portion to his oldest son, who represents the strength of his father’s manhood and who owns the rights of the firstborn son, even though he is the son of the wife his father does not love.
MSG © biblegateway Deu 21:17	No, he must acknowledge the inheritance rights of the real firstborn, the son of the hated wife, by giving him a double share of the inheritance: that son is the first proof of his virility; the rights of the firstborn belong to him.
BBE © SABDAweb Deu 21:17	But he is to give his first son his birthright, and twice as great a part of his property: for he is the first-fruits of his strength and the right of the first son is his.
NRSV © bibleoremus Deu 21:17	He must acknowledge as firstborn the son of the one who is disliked, giving him a double portion of all that he has; since he is the first issue of his virility, the right of the firstborn is his.
NKJV © biblegateway Deu 21:17	"But he shall acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
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KJV	But he shall acknowledge <05234> (8686) the son <01121> of the hated <08130> (8803) [for] the firstborn <01060>_, by giving <05414> (8800) him a double <08147> portion <06310> of all that he hath <04672> (8735)_: for he [is] the beginning <07225> of his strength <0202>_; the right <04941> of the firstborn <01062> [is] his. {that...: Heb. that is found with him}
NASB © biblegateway Deu 21:17	"But he shall acknowledge <05234> the firstborn <01060> , the son <01121> of the unloved <08130> , by giving <05414> him a double <08147> portion <06310> of all <03605> that he has <04672> , for he is the beginning <07225> of his strength <0202> ; to him belongs the right <04941> of the firstborn <01060> .
LXXM	alla <235> CONJ ton <3588> T-ASM prwtotokon <4416> A-ASM uion <5207> N-ASM thv <3588> T-GSF misoumenhv <3404> V-PMPGS epignwsetai <1921> V-FMI-3S dounai <1325> V-AAN autw <846> D-DSM dipla <1362> A-APN apo <575> PREP pantwn <3956> A-GPM wn <3739> R-GPM an <302> PRT eureyh <2147> V-APS-3S autw <846> D-DSM oti <3754> CONJ outov <3778> D-NSM estin <1510> V-PAI-3S arch <746> N-NSF teknwn <5043> N-GPN autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ toutw <3778> D-DSM kayhkei <2520> V-PAI-3S ta <3588> T-APN prwtotokia {N-APN}
NET [draft] ITL	Rather <03588> , he must acknowledge <05234> the son <01121> of the less loved <08130> wife as firstborn <01060> and give <05414> him the double <08147> portion <06310> of all <03605> he has <04672> , for <03588> that son <01931> is the beginning <07225> of his father’s procreative power <0202> – to him should go the right <04941> of the firstborn <01062> .
HEBREW	o hrkbh <01062> jpsm <04941> wl <0> wna <0202> tysar <07225> awh <01931> yk <03588> wl <0> aumy <04672> rsa <0834> lkb <03605> Myns <08147> yp <06310> wl <0> ttl <05414> ryky <05234> hawnvh <08130> Nb <01121> rkbh <01060> ta <0853> yk (21:17) <03588>

NETBible

Rather, he must acknowledge the son of the less loved¹ wife as firstborn and give him the double portion² of all he has, for that son is the beginning of his father’s procreative power³ – to him should go the right of the firstborn.

NET Notes

¹tn See note on the word “other” in v. 15.

²tn Heb “measure of two.” The Hebrew expression פִּי שְׁנַיִם (piy shÿnayim) suggests a two-thirds split; that is, the elder gets two parts and the younger one part. Cf. 2 Kgs 2:9; Zech 13:8. The practice is implicit in Isaac’s blessing of Jacob (Gen 25:31-34) and Jacob’s blessing of Ephraim (Gen 48:8-22).

³tn Heb “his generative power” (אוֹן, ’on; cf. HALOT 22 s.v.). Cf. NAB “the first fruits of his manhood”; NRSV “the first issue of his virility.”