16
then on the day when
1he assigns his possessions as an inheritance to his sons, he may not treat the son of the loved as the firstborn in preference to the son of the unloved, who is the firstborn,
17
but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is
2the firstfruits of his strength.
3The right of the firstborn is his.
A Rebellious Son
18 "If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and, though they discipline him, will not listen to them,
19
then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives,
20
and they shall say to the elders of his city, 'This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.'
21
4Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones.
5So you shall purge the evil from your midst,
6and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
A Man Hanged on a Tree Is Cursed
22 "And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,
23
7his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for
8a hanged man is cursed by God.
9You shall not defile your land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance.