Deuteronomy 21:15

Bishops' Bible (1568)

If a man haue two wyues, one beloued, and another hated, and they haue borne hym children, both the loued and also the hated: If the first borne be the sonne of the hated:

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  • Gen 29:33 : 33 And she conceaued agayne, and bare a sonne, & sayde: The Lorde hath hearde that I am despised, and hath therefore geuen me this sonne also: and she called his name Simeon.
  • 1 Sam 1:4-5 : 4 And it fel on a day, that Elkana offered, and gaue to Phenenna his wyfe, and to all her sonnes and daughters, portions. 5 But vnto Hanna he gaue a worthy portion: for he loued Hanna, & the Lorde had made her barren.
  • Gen 29:18 : 18 And Iacob loued Rachel, and sayde: I wyll serue thee seuen yere for Rachel thy younger daughter.
  • Gen 29:20 : 20 And Iacob serued seuen yere for Rachel: and they seemed vnto hym but a fewe dayes, for the loue he hadde to her.
  • Gen 29:30-31 : 30 So lay he by Rachel also, and loued Rachel more then Lea, and serued hym yet seuen yeres more. 31 When the Lorde sawe that Lea was despised, he made her fruitfull, and Rachel remayned baren.

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  • Deut 21:16-18
    3 verses
    90%

    16Then when the tyme commeth that he dealeth his goodes among his children, he may not make the sonne of the beloued first borne, before the sonne of the hated, which is in deede the first borne:

    17But he shall knowe the sonne of the hated for the first borne, and geue hym dowble portion of all that he hath: For he is the first of his strength, and to hym belongeth the ryght of the first borne.

    18If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, that he wyll not hearken vnto the voyce of his father and voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened hym, and he woulde not hearken vnto them:

  • Deut 22:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13If a man take a wyfe, and when he hath lyen with her, hate her,

    14And lay shamefull thynges vnto her charge, and bryng vp an euyll name vpon her, and say, I toke this wyfe, and when I came to her I founde her not a mayde:

  • Exod 21:7-11
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    76%

    7And if a man sell his daughter to be a seruaunt, she shal not go out as the men seruauntes do.

    8If she please not her maister, who hath nowe promised her mariage, then shall he let her redeeme her selfe: To sell her vnto a straunge nation shall he haue no power, seyng he despised her.

    9If he haue promysed her vnto his sonne to wyfe, he shall deale with her as men do with their daughters.

    10And if he take hym another wyfe: yet her foode, her rayment, and duetie of maryage shall he not minishe.

    11And if he do not these three vnto her, the shal she go out free & pay no money.

  • Exod 21:3-5
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    74%

    3If he came alone, he shall go out alone: and yf he came maryed, his wyfe shall go out with hym.

    4And if his maister haue geuen hym a wyfe, and she haue borne him sonnes or daughters: then the wyfe and her chyldren shalbe her maisters, and he shall go out alone.

    5And yf the seruaunt say: I loue my maister, my wyfe, and my chyldren, I wyll not go out free:

  • Deut 24:1-3
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    74%

    1When a man hath taken a wife and maried her, if she finde no fauour in his eyes, because he hath spyed some vncleannes in her: then let hym wryte her a byll of deuorcement, and put it in her hande, and sende her out of his house:

    2And when she is departed out of his house, let her go and be another mans wyfe.

    3And if the seconde husbande hate her, let him write her also a letter of deuorcement, and put it in her hande, and sende her out of his house: Or if the seconde man dye whiche toke her to wyfe,

  • Matt 22:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25Ther were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maryed a wyfe, and deceassed without issue, and left his wyfe vnto his brother.

    26Likewyse, the seconde, and the thirde, vnto the seuenth.

  • Deut 21:14
    73%

    14And if thou haue no fauour vnto her, then let her go whither she lusteth, and sell her not for money, nor make marchaundize of her, because thou hast humbled her.

  • Luke 20:29-30
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    72%

    29There were therfore seuen brethren, and the first toke a wyfe, & dyed without chyldren.

    30And the seconde toke her, and he dyed chyldlesse.

  • Deut 25:5-7
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    72%

    5If brethren dwell together, and one of them dye, and haue no chylde, the wyfe of the dead shall not marry without vnto a straunger: but his kinsman shall go in vnto her, & take her to wife, and occupie the rowme of his kinsman.

    6And the eldest sonne whiche she beareth, shall succeede in the name of his brother whiche is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

    7And if the man wyll not take his kinswoman, then let her go vp to the gate vnto the elders, and say: My kinsman refuseth to stirre vp vnto his brother a name in Israel, neither wyll he marry me.

  • Lev 20:21
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    21If a man take his brothers wyfe, it is an vncleane thyng: he hath vncouered his brothers nakednesse, they shalbe chyldlesse.

  • Lev 20:14
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    14And if a man take a wyfe, and her mother also, it is wickednesse: They shall burne with fire both hym & them, that there be no wickednesse among you.

  • Mark 12:20-21
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    20There were seuen brethren: and the first toke a wyfe, and when he dyed, left no seede behynde hym.

    21And the seconde toke her, and dyed, neither left any seede: And the thirde lykewyse.

  • Deut 22:16
    71%

    16And the damsels father shall say vnto the elders: I gaue my daughter vnto this man to wyfe, and he hateth her,

  • Ezek 23:2
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    2Thou sonne of man, there were two women the daughters of one mother.

  • Prov 30:23
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    23A spiteful woman when she is maried, and an handmayde that is heire to her maistresse.

  • 2 Sam 14:6-7
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    70%

    6And thy hande mayde had two sonnes, and they two fought together in the fielde, where was no man to go betweene them, but the one smote the other, and slue him.

    7And beholde, the whole kindred is risen against thy handmayd, & they said: Delyuer hym that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the soule of his brother whom he slue, we will destroy the heyre also: And so they shall quenche my sparkle which is left, and shall not leaue to my husband neither name nor issue vpon the earth.

  • Job 31:10
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    10Then let my wife grinde vnto an other man, and let other men lye with her.

  • Deut 28:54
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    54So that it shall greeue the man (that is tender and exceeding delicate among you) to loke on his brother, and vpon his wyfe that lieth in his bosome, and on the remnaunt of his chyldren which he hath yet left,

  • Judg 15:2
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    2And her father sayde, I thought that thou haddest hated her, & therfore gaue I her to thy companion: Is not her younger sister fayrer then she? Take her I pray thee, in steade of the other.

  • Deut 28:30
    70%

    30Thou shalt be betrouthed vnto a wyfe, and another man shall lye with her: Thou shalt buylde an house, and not dwell therein: thou shalt also plant a vineyarde, and shalt not gather the grapes.

  • Exod 22:24
    69%

    24And then wyl my wrath waxe hotte, and I wyll kyll you with the sworde, & your wyues shalbe widowes, and your chyldren fatherlesse.

  • Deut 28:56
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    56Yea, and the woman that is so tender and delicate, that she dare not aduenture to set the sole of her foote vpon the grounde, for softnesse and tendernesse, shalbe greeued to loke on her husbande that lieth in her bosome, & on her sonne, and on her daughter,

  • Num 27:9-10
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    9If he haue no daughter, ye shall geue his inheritaunce vnto his brethren.

    10If he haue also no brethren, ye shall geue his inheritaunce vnto his fathers brethren.

  • Gen 29:31
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    31When the Lorde sawe that Lea was despised, he made her fruitfull, and Rachel remayned baren.

  • Deut 21:11
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    11And seest among the captiues a beautifull woman, and hast a desire vnto her, that thou wouldest haue her to thy wyfe:

  • Num 5:20
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    20But and if thou hast gone aside from thyne husbande, and art defiled, and some man hath lyen with thee beside thyne husbande:

  • Exod 21:31
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    31And whether he haue gored a sonne or a daughter, accordyng to the same iudgement shall it be done vnto him.

  • Judg 21:22
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    22And when their fathers or brethren come vnto vs to complayne, we will say vnto them, Haue pitie on vs for their sakes: because we reserued not to eche man his wyfe in tyme of warre, neither haue ye geuen vnto them, that ye should sinne at this time.

  • Num 5:29
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    29This is the lawe of gelousie, when a wyfe goeth aside from her husbande, and is defiled:

  • Num 5:13
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    13So that another man lye with her fleshly, and it be hid from the eyes of her husbande, and is kept close that she is defyled, and there is no witnesse against her, neither she taken with the maner,

  • Lev 18:18
    69%

    18Thou shalt not take a wyfe and her sister also, to vexe her, that thou wouldest vncouer her nakednesse vpon her in her lyfe tyme.

  • Jer 16:2
    68%

    2Thou shalt take thee no wife, nor beget children in this place.