17 He must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the neglected wife, by giving him two shares[a][b] of his estate, for he is the firstfruits of his virility; he has the rights of the firstborn.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 21:17 Lit him mouth of two, or two mouthfuls
  2. 21:17 Or two-thirds

Israel was holy to the Lord,(A)
the firstfruits of his harvest.(B)
All who ate of it found themselves guilty;(C)
disaster came on them.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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18 By his own choice, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.(A)

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