Exodus 22:29 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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מְלֵאָתְךָ֥me.le.'a.te.Khafull produce your
Lemma: מְלֵאָה (me.le.ah) · Strong's: H4395
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 3 times. Also: Numbers 18:27, Deuteronomy 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4395; TAHOT Exodus 22:29 word 1
וְדִמְעֲךָ֖ve.dim.'a.Khaand juice your
Lemma: דֶּ֫מַע (de.ma) · Strong's: H1831
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: juice
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1831; TAHOT Exodus 22:29 word 2
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 22:29 word 3
תְאַחֵ֑רte.'a.Cheryou must delay
Lemma: אָחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0309
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)
Meaning: to delay
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 24:56, Genesis 32:4, Genesis 34:19, Deuteronomy 7:10, Deuteronomy 23:21, Judges 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0309; TAHOT Exodus 22:29 word 4
בְּכ֥וֹרbe.Khor[the] firstborn of
Lemma: בְּכוֹר (be.khor) · Strong's: H1060
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: firstborn
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 10:15, Genesis 22:21, Genesis 25:13, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1060; TAHOT Exodus 22:29 word 5
בָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khasons your
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Exodus 22:29 word 6
תִּתֶּן\־ti.ten-you will give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Exodus 22:29 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| hold back | → | אָחַר H0309 to delay |
| [offerings] from your granaries | → | מְלֵאָה H4395 fruit |
| or vats | → | דֶּ֫מַע H1831 juice |
| You are to give | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| Me | → | |
| the firstborn | → | בְּכוֹר H1060 firstborn |
| of your sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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