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Exodus 22:28-31
New International Version
Exodus 22:28-31
New International Version
28 “Do not blaspheme God[a](A) or curse(B) the ruler of your people.(C)
29 “Do not hold back offerings(D) from your granaries or your vats.[b]
“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.(E) 30 Do the same with your cattle and your sheep.(F) Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.(G)
31 “You are to be my holy people.(H) So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts;(I) throw it to the dogs.
Footnotes
- Exodus 22:28 Or Do not revile the judges
- Exodus 22:29 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Exodus 22:28-31
Common English Bible
Exodus 22:28-31
Common English Bible
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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