Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1961 [e] וְהָיָ֗ה wə-hā-yāh then it shall come to pass Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms 3117 [e] בְּיוֹם֙ bə-yō-wm on the day Prep-b | N-ms 5157 [e] הַנְחִיל֣וֹ han-ḥî-lōw he assigns his inheritance V-Hifil-Inf | 3ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1121 [e] בָּנָ֔יו bā-nāw to his sons N-mpc | 3ms 853 [e] אֵ֥ת ’êṯ - DirObjM 834 [e] אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă-šer- that Pro-r 1961 [e] יִהְיֶ֖ה yih-yeh are V-Qal-Imperf-3ms [e] ל֑וֹ lōw to him Prep-l | 3ms 3808 [e] לֹ֣א lō [that] not Adv-NegPrt 3201 [e] יוּכַ֗ל yū-ḵal must he bestow V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 1060 [e] לְבַכֵּר֙ lə-ḇak-kêr firstborn status on Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1121 [e] בֶּן־ ben- the son N-msc 157 [e] הָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔ה hā-’ă-hū-ḇāh of the loved wife Art | V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- over Prep 6440 [e] פְּנֵ֥י pə-nê the face N-cpc 1121 [e] בֶן־ ḇen- of the son N-msc 8130 [e] הַשְּׂנוּאָ֖ה haś-śə-nū-’āh of the hated one Art | V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs 1060 [e] הַבְּכֹֽר׃ hab-bə-ḵōr the firstborn Art | N-ms

Berean Study Bible
when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife.

Young's Literal Translation
then it hath been, in the day of his causing his sons to inherit that which he hath, he is not able to declare first-born the son of the loved one, in the face of the son of the hated one—the first-born.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
when that man gives what he has to his sons as an inheritance, he is not to show favoritism to the son of the loved wife as his firstborn over the firstborn of the unloved wife.

New American Standard Bible
then it shall be in the day he wills what he has to his sons, he cannot make the son of the loved the firstborn before the son of the unloved, who is the firstborn.

King James Bible
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: Deuteronomy 21:16 • Deuteronomy 21:16 NIV • Deuteronomy 21:16 NLT • Deuteronomy 21:16 ESV • Deuteronomy 21:16 NASB • Deuteronomy 21:16 KJV • Deuteronomy 21:16 Biblia Paralela • Deuteronomy 21:16 Chinese Bible • Deuteronomy 21:16 French Bible • Deuteronomy 21:16 German Bible

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