Deuteronomy 21:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁵ ‘If a man has two wives, one loved and the other neglected, and both the loved and the neglected bear him sons, and if the neglected wife has the firstborn son,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be her's that was hated:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ If a man has two wives, one loved and the other disliked, and they both have borne him children, and if the firstborn son is the son of the one who is disliked,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ If 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 first-born son be hers that was hated;

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Now suppose a man has two wives—one of them loved and the other unloved. Both wives bear children, but the oldest male is the unloved wife’s child.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other hated, and they have produced children by him, and if the son of the hated wife is the firstborn,

Deuteronomy 21:15 Cross References

Genesis 29:18

Jacob loved Rachel, so he answered Laban, ‘I’ll work for you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.’

Genesis 29:20

So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, and they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

Genesis 29:33

She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said, ‘The Lord heard that I am neglected and has given me this son also.’ So she named him Simeon.

2 Chronicles 11:22

Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief, leader among his brothers, intending to make him king.

Deuteronomy 21:16

when that man gives what he has to his sons as an inheritance, he is not to show favouritism to the son of the loved wife as his firstborn over the firstborn of the neglected wife.

1 Samuel 1:2

He had two wives,  the first named Hannah  and the second Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.