Deuteronomy 21:16
Parallel Strong's
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.

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:

Hebrew
when
בְּיוֹם֙ (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

that man
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

assigns his inheritance
הַנְחִיל֣וֹ (han·ḥî·lōw)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5157: To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate

to his sons
בָּנָ֔יו (bā·nāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

he must not [appoint]
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

the son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of the beloved wife
הָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔ה (hā·’ă·hū·ḇāh)
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 157: To have affection f

as the firstborn
פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

over
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

[the son]
לְבַכֵּר֙ (lə·ḇak·kêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief

of the unloved wife.
הַשְּׂנוּאָ֖ה (haś·śə·nū·’āh)
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 8130: To hate

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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