Deuteronomy 21:17

World English Bible (2000)

but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 49:3 : 3 "Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
  • Gen 25:31-34 : 31 Jacob said, "First, sell me your birthright." 32 Esau said, "Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?" 33 Jacob said, "Swear to me first." He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.
  • Gen 25:5-6 : 5 Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac, 6 but to the sons of Abraham's concubines, Abraham gave gifts. He sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, to the east country.
  • 1 Chr 5:1-2 : 1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, because he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 2 For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
  • Ps 105:36 : 36 He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.

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    15If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers who was hated;

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  • Deut 21:18-20
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    18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not listen to them;

    19then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place;

    20and they shall tell the elders of his city, "This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard."

  • 1 Chr 5:1-2
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    2For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

  • Gen 48:17-19
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    17When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

    18Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head."

    19His father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations."

  • 2 Chr 21:3
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    3Their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.

  • Prov 17:2
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    2A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • Prov 20:21
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    21An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.

  • Exod 22:29
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    29"You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. "You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.

  • Deut 25:6
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    6It shall be, that the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name not be blotted out of Israel.

  • Exod 34:20
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    20The firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb: and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. No one shall appear before me empty.

  • Num 27:9-10
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    9If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.

    10If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.

  • Gen 48:14
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    14Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

  • Luke 15:12
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    12The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your property.' He divided his livelihood between them.

  • Exod 13:12-13
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    12that you shall set apart to Yahweh all that opens the womb, and every firstborn which you have that comes from an animal. The males shall be Yahweh's.

    13Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and you shall redeem all the firstborn of man among your sons.

  • Matt 21:37
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    37But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

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    26Laban said, "It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

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  • Exod 21:9
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    9If he marries her to his son, he shall deal with her as a daughter.

  • Prov 29:21
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    21He who pampers his servant from youth will have him become a son in the end.

  • Exod 4:22-23
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    22You shall tell Pharaoh, 'Thus says Yahweh, Israel is my son, my firstborn,

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    6Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.

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  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

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    27I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

  • Exod 21:31
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    31Whether it has gored a son or has gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.

  • Ezek 18:10
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    10If he fathers a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood, and who does any one of these things,

  • Deut 18:4
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    4The first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you shall give him.

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    15Cursed is the man who brought news to my father, saying, A boy is born to you; making him very glad.

  • Num 18:15
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    15Everything that opens the womb, of all flesh which they offer to Yahweh, both of man and animal shall be yours: nevertheless you shall surely redeem the firstborn of man, and you shall redeem the firstborn of unclean animals.

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    16For they are wholly given to me from among the children of Israel; instead of all who open the womb, even the firstborn of all the children of Israel, I have taken them to me.