Deuteronomy 21:17

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

but he shall know the son of the hateful wife to be his first begotten son, and he shall give to that son all things double of those things that he hath; for this son is the beginning of his free children, and the first engendered things be due to him.

Cross References

Genesis 49:3

Reuben, my first begotten son, thou art my strength, and the beginning of my sorrow; thou oughtest to be the former in gifts, the more in lordship;

2 Kings 2:9

And when they had passed [over], Elijah said to Elisha, Ask thou that, that thou wilt that I do to thee, before that I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I beseech, that thy double spirit be made in me or with me.

2 Chronicles 21:3

And their father gave to them many gifts of gold and of silver, and he gave them pensions, or rents, with full strong cities in Judah; but he gave the realm to Jehoram, for he was his first begotten son.

Psalm 105:36

And he killed each the first engen-dered thing in the land of them; the first fruits of all the travail of them.

Luke 15:12

and the younger of them said to the father [or to his father], Father, give me the portion of chattel [or substance] that falleth to me. And he parted to them the chattel [or the substance].

Deuteronomy 21:16

and the father will part his chattel [or substance] betwixt his sons, he shall not be able to make the son of the loved wife his first begotten son, and set [or put] him before the son of the hateful wife,

Revelation 3:14

And to the angel of the church of Laodicea write thou, These things saith Amen, the faithful witness and true, which is beginning of God’s creature.