Deuteronomy 21:17

But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the first-born, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the first-born is his.

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But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

In Context

16Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not prefer the son of the beloved first-born, before the son of the hated, which is indeed the first-born:

18If a man shall have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and who , when they have chastened him, will not hearken to them:

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Cross References

Genesis 25:5And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.

Genesis 49:3Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellence of dignity, and the excellence of power:

1 Chronicles 5:2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birth-right was Joseph's:)

Psalms 105:36He smote also all the first-born in their land, the chief of all their strength.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 21:16-18

The Right of the Firstborn. ( b. c. 1451.) 15 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated: 16 Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn: 17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that… Read the whole commentary →

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