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Deuteronomy 21:16

when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife.
Deuteronomy 21:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְהָיָ֗ה בְּיוֹם֙ הַנְחִיל֣וֹ אֶת־בָּנָ֔יו אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יִהְיֶ֖ה ל֑וֹ לֹ֣א יוּכַ֗ל לְבַכֵּר֙ אֶת־בֶּן־הָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔ה עַל־פְּנֵ֥י בֶן־הַשְּׂנוּאָ֖ה הַבְּכֹֽר׃

  1. וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. בְּיוֹם֙be.yOm“on [the] day”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  3. הַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.Lo“causes to inherit he”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָחַל · “to inherit” · Strong's H5157
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. בָּנָ֔יוba.Nav“sons his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  6. אֵ֥ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“[that] which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. יִהְיֶ֖הyih.Yeh“it will belong”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  9. ל֑וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  10. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. יוּכַ֗לyu.Khal“he will be able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  12. לְבַכֵּר֙le.va.Ker“to treat as firstborn”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from בָּכַר · “to be|bear firstborn” · Strong's H1069
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  15. הָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.Vah“the loved [one]”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  16. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  17. פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei“[the] face of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  18. בֶן־ven-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  19. הַשְּׂנוּאָ֖הha.se.nu.'Ah“the hated [one]”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
  20. הַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.be.Khor“the firstborn”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בְּכוֹר · “firstborn” · Strong's H1060
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)