Respect for God

28 “You must not blaspheme God[a] or curse a leader among your people.(A)

29 “You must not hold back offerings(B) from your harvest or your vats. Give Me the firstborn of your sons. 30 Do the same with your cattle and your flock. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.(C)

31 “Be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal(D) found in the field; throw it to the dogs.

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Notas al pie

  1. Exodus 22:28 Or judges

28 Don’t say a curse against God, and don’t curse your people’s chief.

29 Don’t delay offering the produce of your vineyards and winepresses. Give me your oldest son. 30 Do the same with your oxen and with your sheep. They should stay with their mother for seven days. On the eighth day, you should give them to me.

31 You are holy people to me. Don’t eat any meat killed by wild animals out in the field. Throw it to the dogs instead.

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