Deuteronomy 21:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
a manלְאִ֜ישׁ
(le·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
hasתִהְיֶ֨יןָ
(tih·yei·na)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
twoשְׁתֵּ֣י
(she·tei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
wives,נָשִׁ֗ים
(na·shim)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
the oneהָאַחַ֤ת
(ha·'a·chat)
259: onea prim. card. number
lovedאֲהוּבָה֙
(a·hu·vah)
157: to lovea prim. root
and the otherוְהָאַחַ֣ת
(ve·ha·'a·chat)
259: onea prim. card. number
unloved,שְׂנוּאָ֔ה
(se·nu·'ah,)
8130: to hatea prim. root
and [both] the lovedהָאֲהוּבָ֖ה
(ha·'a·hu·vah)
157: to lovea prim. root
and the unlovedוְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑ה
(ve·has·se·nu·'ah;)
8130: to hatea prim. root
have borneוְיָֽלְדוּ־
(ve·ya·le·du-)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
him sons,בָנִ֔ים
(va·nim,)
1121: sona prim. root
if the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֖ור
(hab·be·cho·vr)
1060: first-bornfrom bakar
sonהַבֵּ֥ן
(hab·ben)
1121: sona prim. root
belongs to the unloved,לַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃
(las·se·ni·'ah.)
8146: hated, held in aversionfrom sane


















KJV Lexicon
If a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
have two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
wives
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
beloved
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
and another
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
hated
sane'  (saw-nay')
to hate (personally) -- enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, utterly.
and they have born
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
him children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
both the beloved
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
and the hated
sane'  (saw-nay')
to hate (personally) -- enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, utterly.
and if the firstborn
bkowr  (bek-ore')
firstborn; hence, chief -- eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
be hers that was hated
saniy'  (saw-nee')
hated -- hated.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If a man has two wives, the one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have borne him sons, if the firstborn son belongs to the unloved,

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved bear him sons, and if the unloved wife has the firstborn son,

International Standard Version
"If a man has two wives where one is loved but the other is unloved, and both of them bear him sons, but the firstborn is the son of the unloved wife,

NET Bible
Suppose a man has two wives, one whom he loves more than the other, and they both bear him sons, with the firstborn being the child of the less loved wife.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A man might have two wives and love one but not the other. Both wives might have children, and the firstborn son might belong to the wife that the man doesn't love.

King James 2000 Bible
If a man has two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:
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