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:
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Verse 16 is found in chapter 21 of Deuteronomy. The law concerning the son of a loved wife and another less loved wife protects the firstborn’s inheritance rights even when his mother is not the preferred wife. It also regulates persistent rebellion by a son and establishes a communal procedure. Finally, the death of a condemned person and exposure on a tree are linked to the requirement that the body be removed before nightfall so as not to defile the land.
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und die Zeit kommt, daß er seinen Kindern das Erbe austeile, so kann er nicht den Sohn der liebsten zum erstgeborenen Sohn machen für den erstgeborenen Sohn der unwerten,
Será que, el día que hiciere heredar a sus hijos lo que tuviere, no podrá dar el derecho de primogenitura a los hijos de la amada en preferencia al hijo de la aborrecida, que es el primogénito;
il ne pourra point, quand il partagera son bien entre ses fils, reconnaître comme premier-né le fils de celle qu'il aime, à la place du fils de celle qu'il n'aime pas, et qui est le premier-né.
nel giorno ch’egli spartirà l’eredità de’ suoi beni a’ suoi figliuoli, egli non potrà far primogenito il figliuol dell’amata, anteponendolo al figliuol dell’odiata, che sarà il primogenito.
Será que, no dia em que fizer herdar a seus filhos o que tiver, não poderá dar a primogenitura ao filho da amada, preferindo-o ao filho da desprezada, que é o primogênito.
到了分產業給兒子的時候,不可將自己寵愛的妻子所生的兒子立為長子,在他失寵妻子所生的長子之上。
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