Shēnméngjì 21:16

16 Dào le bǎ chǎnyè fèn gĕi érzi chéngshòu de shíhou , bùkĕ jiāng suǒ aì zhī qì shēng de érzi lì wéi zhǎngzǐ , zaì suǒ è zhī qì shēng de érzi yǐshàng ,

Shēnméngjì 21:16 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 21:16

Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that
which he hath
By a will in writing, or byword of mouth, or by a deed of gift, actually bestowing his goods upon them, and dividing among them what he is for the present possessed of; see ( Luke 15:12 ) ,

that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son
of the hated, [which is] indeed the firstborn;
that is, when such is the case, that the son of his wife he has the least value for is really his firstborn, he may not, through favour and affection to the wife he loves better, prefer her son, and declare him to be the firstborn, by devising to him or bestowing on him the double portion of his goods; for so to do would not be right, or agreeably to the will and law of God; for though previous to this law the birthright was given to Joseph, the eldest son of Rachel, the most beloved wife of Jacob, before Reuben who was the son of Leah, less beloved by him, and was in fact his firstborn; yet this was owing to the sin of Reuben, and by the appointment of God; see ( Genesis 49:3 Genesis 49:4 ) ( 1 Chronicles 5:2 1 Chronicles 5:3 ) .

Shēnméngjì 21:16 In-Context

14 Hòulái nǐ ruò bú xǐyuè tā , jiù yào yóu tā suíyì chū qù , jué bùkĕ wéi qián maì tā , yĕ bùkĕ dàng bìnǚ daì tā , yīnwei nǐ diànwū le tā .

15 Rén ruò yǒu èr qì , yī wéi suǒ aì , yī wéi suǒ è , suǒ aì de , suǒ è de dōu gĕi tā shēng le érzi , dàn zhǎngzǐ shì suǒ è zhī qì shēng de .

16 Dào le bǎ chǎnyè fèn gĕi érzi chéngshòu de shíhou , bùkĕ jiāng suǒ aì zhī qì shēng de érzi lì wéi zhǎngzǐ , zaì suǒ è zhī qì shēng de érzi yǐshàng ,

17 Què yào rèn suǒ è zhī qì shēng de érzi wéi zhǎngzǐ , jiāng chǎnyè duō jiā yī fèn gĕi tā . yīn zhèr zǐ shì tā lìliang qiángzhuàng de shíhou shēng de , zhǎngzǐ de míngfèn bĕn dàng guī tā .

18 Rén ruò yǒu wán gĕng beìnì de érzi , bú tīng cóng fùmǔ de huà , tāmen suī chéng zhì tā , tā réng bú tīng cóng ,