Deuteronomy 21:15
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If a man have two wives, one beloved, and the other hated, and they have had children by him, and the son of the hated be the firstborn,

two wives

Genesis 29:18,20,30,31,33 And Jacob being in love with her, said: I will serve thee seven years for Rachel, thy younger daughter. . . .

1 Samuel 1:4,5 Now the day came, and Elcana offered sacrifice, and gave to Phenenna, his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, portions: . . .

Context
Inheritance Rights of the Firstborn
15If a man have two wives, one beloved, and the other hated, and they have had children by him, and the son of the hated be the firstborn,16And he meaneth to divide his substance among his sons: he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn, and prefer him before the son of the hated.…
Cross References
Genesis 29:33
And again she conceived and bore a son, and said: Because the Lord heard that I was despised, he hath given this also to me: and she called his name Simeon.

Deuteronomy 21:16
And he meaneth to divide his substance among his sons: he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn, and prefer him before the son of the hated.

1 Samuel 1:2
And he had two wives, the name of one was Anna, and the name of the other Phenenna. Phenenna had children: but Anna had no children.

2 Chronicles 11:22
But he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king,

Lexicon
If
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

a man
לְאִ֜ישׁ (lə·’îš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

has
תִהְיֶ֨יןָ (ṯih·ye·nā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

two
שְׁתֵּ֣י (šə·tê)
Number - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

wives,
נָשִׁ֗ים (nā·šîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

one
הָאַחַ֤ת (hā·’a·ḥaṯ)
Article | Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

beloved
אֲהוּבָה֙ (’ă·hū·ḇāh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: To have affection f

and the other
וְהָאַחַ֣ת (wə·hā·’a·ḥaṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

unloved,
שְׂנוּאָ֔ה (śə·nū·’āh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8130: To hate

and [both]
הָאֲהוּבָ֖ה (hā·’ă·hū·ḇāh)
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: To have affection f

bear
וְיָֽלְדוּ־ (wə·yā·lə·ḏū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

him sons,
בָנִ֔ים (ḇā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

but the unloved
לַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃ (laś·śə·nî·’āh)
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8146: Hated, held in aversion

wife has
וְהָיָ֛ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the firstborn
הַבְּכ֖וֹר (hab·bə·ḵō·wr)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1060: Firstborn, chief

son,
הַבֵּ֥ן (hab·bên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son


Additional Translations
If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,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:

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 first-born son be hers that was hated;

And if a man have two wives, the one loved and the other hated, and both the loved and the hated should have born him children, and the son of the hated should be first-born;

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and one hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated, and the firstborn son be hers that was hated;

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 that was hated;

If a man shall have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated:

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;

'When a man hath two wives, the one loved and the other hated, and they have borne to him sons (the loved one and the hated one), and the first-born son hath been to the hated one;
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