Deuteronomy 21:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 21:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
תִהְיֶ֨יןָ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְאִ֜ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
נָשִׁ֗ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
הָאַחַ֤ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
אֲהוּבָה֙
ʼâhab
H157
to love
וְהָאַחַ֣ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
שְׂנוּאָ֔ה
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
וְיָֽלְדוּ
yâlad
H3205
to bear
ל֣וֹ
בָנִ֔ים
bên
H1121
son
הָאֲהוּבָ֖ה
ʼâhab
H157
to love
וְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑ה
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
וְהָיָ֛ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַבֵּ֥ן
bên
H1121
son
הַבְּכ֖וֹר
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
לַשְּׂנִיאָֽה
sânîyʼ
H8146
hated
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World English Bible Public Domain
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 firstborn son be hers who was hated;
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King James Version Public Domain
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 hers that was hated:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If a man has two wives, one loved and one hated, and they have borne him sons, the loved and the hated, and it happens that the firstborn son of the hated,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).