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17 But he shall acknowledge the firstborn son of the disliked wife by giving[a] him a double portion of all that he has,[b] for he is the firstfruit of his vigor;[c] to him is the legal claim of the birthright.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 21:17 Literally “to give”
  2. Deuteronomy 21:17 Literally “all that is found for him”
  3. Deuteronomy 21:17 Or “the beginning of his strength”
  4. Deuteronomy 21:17 Or “the just claim of the firstborn”