Deuteronomy 21:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 21:16 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 →
וְהָיָ֗ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְּיוֹם֙
yôwm
H3117
day
הַנְחִיל֣וֹ
nâchal
H5157
to inherit
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בָּנָ֔יו
bên
H1121
son
אֵ֥ת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִהְיֶ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ל֑וֹ
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוּכַ֗ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לְבַכֵּר֙
bâkar
H1069
to be firstborn
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
הָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔ה
ʼâhab
H157
to love
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
הַשְּׂנוּאָ֖ה
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
הַבְּכֹֽר
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
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World English Bible Public Domain
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:
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King James Version Public Domain
Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then it will be, on the day he causes his sons to inherit what he has, he shall not the son of the beloved as the firstborn upon the face of the son of the hated, the firstborn.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).