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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Footnotes

  1. 22:28 Or judges

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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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:29 Lit. your fullness
  2. Exodus 22:29 Lit. your outflow
  3. Exodus 22:31 Lit. holy