Deuteronomy 21:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 21:17 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 →
כִּי֩
kîy
H3588
that
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַבְּכֹ֨ר
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
הַשְּׂנוּאָ֜ה
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
יַכִּ֗יר
nâkar
H5234
to know
לָ֤תֶת
nâthan
H5414
to give
לוֹ֙
פִּ֣י
peh
H6310
mouth
שְׁנַ֔יִם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
בְּכֹ֥ל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִמָּצֵ֖א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
ל֑וֹ
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
הוּא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
רֵאשִׁ֣ית
rêʼshîyth
H7225
beginning
אֹנ֔וֹ
ʼôwn
H202
vigour
ל֖וֹ
מִשְׁפַּ֥ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
הַבְּכֹרָֽה
bᵉkôwrâh
H1062
birthright
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But, he shall recognize the firstborn, the son of the hated, giving to him a double portion of all that is found of his; for he the beginning of his strength; the regulation of the firstborn his.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).