*Re'uven, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
Deuteronomy 21:17 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he shall acknowledge the son of the disliked as the firstborn by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he was the first issue of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. American Standard Version (1901) but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the first-born is his. Common English Bible Instead, he must acknowledge the unloved wife’s son as the oldest male, giving to him two-thirds of everything that he owns, because that son is the earliest produce of his physical power. The oldest male’s rights belong to that son. Catholic Public Domain Version Instead, he shall acknowledge the son of the hated wife as the firstborn, and he shall give to him a double portion of all that he has. For he is the first among his children, and the rights of the firstborn are owed to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn: and shall give him a double portion of all he hath. For this is the first of his children: and to him are due the first birthrights. |
*Re'uven, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
It happened, when they had gone over, that Eliyahu said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you. Elisha said, please let a double portion of your spirit be on me.
Their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Yehudah: but the kingdom gave he to Yehoram, because he was the firstborn.
He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your property.' He divided his livelihood between them.
then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn:
*To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: *The Amein, the Faithful and True Witness, the Head of God's creation, says these things: