Deuteronomy 21:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“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:”

Deuteronomy 21:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 21:1620 words

וְהָיָהwəhāyāhAnd exist

בְּיוֹםbəywōmIn day

הַנְחִילוֹhanəḥîlwōInherit

אֶתʾet—

בָּנָיוbānāywSon

אֵתʾēt—

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist

לוֹlwōTo

לֹאlōʾNot

יוּכַלyûḵalBe able

לְבַכֵּרləvakērTo give the birthright

אֶתʾet—

בֶּןbenSon

הָאֲהוּבָהhāʾăhûvāhThe have affection

עַלʿalAbove

פְּנֵיpənêFace

בֶןvenSon

הַשְּׂנוּאָהhaśənûʾāhThe hate

הַבְּכֹרhabəḵōrThe first-born

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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