Exodus 22:29

29 “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats.[a]“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

Exodus 22:29 in Other Translations

KJV
29 Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
ESV
29 "You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.
NLT
29 “You must not hold anything back when you give me offerings from your crops and your wine. “You must give me your firstborn sons.
MSG
29 "Don't be stingy as your wine vats fill up.
CSB
29 "You must not hold back [offerings from] your harvest or your vats. Give Me the firstborn of your sons.

Exodus 22:29 In-Context

27 because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in? When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
28 “Do not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
29 “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats.“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
30 Do the same with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.
31 “You are to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts; throw it to the dogs.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Ex 23:15,16,19; Exodus 34:20,26; Leviticus 19:24; Leviticus 23:10; Numbers 18:13; Numbers 28:26; Deuteronomy 18:4; Deuteronomy 26:2,10; 1 Samuel 6:3; Nehemiah 10:35; Proverbs 3:9; Malachi 3:10
  • 2. S Exodus 13:2; Numbers 8:16-17; Luke 2:23

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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