Deuteronomy 21:17 Go deeper

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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. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כִּי֩kithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 2

הַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.Khorthe firstborn

Lemma: בְּכוֹר (be.khor) · Strong's: H1060

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: firstborn

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 10:15, Genesis 22:21, Genesis 25:13, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1060; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 3

בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 4

הַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'Ahthe hated [one]

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsfsa)

Meaning: to hate

Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 5

יַכִּ֗ירya.Kirhe will acknowledge

Lemma: נָכַר (na.khar) · Strong's: H5234A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to recognize

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 27:23, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 37:33, Genesis 38:25, Genesis 38:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5234A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 6

לָ֤תֶתLa.tetby giving

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 7

פִּ֣יpia mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip: according

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 43:7, Genesis 47:12, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:18, Exodus 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310K; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 8

שְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimtwo

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 9

בְּכֹ֥לbe.Kholin all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 10

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-that

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 11

יִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'it will be found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 12

כִּי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 13

הוּא֙hu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 14

רֵאשִׁ֣יתre.Shit[is] [the] beginning of

Lemma: רֵאשִׁית (re.shit) · Strong's: H7225G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: first: beginning

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 10:10, Genesis 49:3, Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 23:10, Numbers 15:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7225G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 15

אֹנ֔וֹ'o.Nomanly vigor his

Lemma: אוֹן (on) · Strong's: H0202

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: strength

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Job 18:7, Job 18:12, Job 20:10, Job 40:16, Psalms 78:51 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0202; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 16

מִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.Pat[the] claim of

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 17

הַבְּכֹרָֽה\׃\ \סha.be.kho.Rahthe birthright

Lemma: בְּכֹרָה (be.kho.rah) · Strong's: H1062

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: birthright

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 43:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1062; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:17 word 18

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Instead	→	כִּי H3588A for
he must acknowledge	→	נָכַר H5234A to recognize
the firstborn	→	בְּכוֹר H1060 firstborn
the son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of his unloved wife	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate
by giving	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
him	→
a double	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
portion	→	פֶּה H6310K lip: according
of all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
he has	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
For	→	כִּי H3588A for
[that son]	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
is the firstfruits	→	רֵאשִׁית H7225G first: beginning
of his [father’s] strength	→	אוֹן H0202 strength
the right	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
of the firstborn	→	בְּכֹרָה H1062 birthright
belongs to him	→

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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