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THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES CALLED
DEUTERONOMY
CHAPTER 21
  17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a adouble portion of all that he hath: for he is bthe cbeginning of his strength; the right of the dfirstborn is his.

Footnotes
17a
2 Kgs. 2: 9.
  9 ¶ And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a adouble portion of thy spirit be upon me.
b
OR his first issue.
c
Gen. 49: 3.
  3 ¶ aReuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the bbeginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
d
TG Firstborn.
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