Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblewhen 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 whenבְּיוֹם֙ (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 |