Exodus 22:28-31
English Standard Version
28 (A)“You shall not revile God, nor (B)curse a ruler of your people.
29 “You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. (C)The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me. 30 (D)You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep: (E)seven days it shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
31 (F)“You shall be consecrated to me. Therefore (G)you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field; (H)you shall throw it to the dogs.
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Exodus 22:28-31
International Standard Version
28 “You are not to blaspheme God or curse a ruler of your people.
29 “You are not to hold back the fullness of your harvest[a] and the outflow of your wine presses.[b] You are to give to me the firstborn of your sons. 30 You are to do the same with your oxen and your sheep. They are to be with their mother for seven days and then on the eighth day you are to give them to me.
31 “You are to be people set apart[c] for me. You are not to eat flesh torn apart in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.”
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- Exodus 22:29 Lit. your fullness
- Exodus 22:29 Lit. your outflow
- Exodus 22:31 Lit. holy
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