Deuteronomy 21:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Deuteronomy 21:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 21:1721 words
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
אֶתʾet—
הַבְּכֹרhabəḵōrThe first-born
בֶּןbenSon
הַשְּׂנוּאָהhaśənûʾāhThe hate
יַכִּירyakîrScrutinize
לָתֶתlātetTo give
לוֹlwōTo
פִּיpîMouth
שְׁנַיִםšənayimTwo
בְּכֹלbəḵōlIn whole
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יִמָּצֵאyimāṣēʾCome
לוֹlwōTo
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הוּאhûʾHe
רֵאשִׁיתrēʾšîtBeginning
אֹנוֹʾōnwōAbility
לוֹlwōTo
מִשְׁפַּטmišəpaṭVerdict
הַבְּכֹרָהhabəḵōrāhThe firstling
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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