King James Version

Exodus 22:29

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.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Exodus 22:28.

מְלֵאָתְךָ֥meleatekhafruitמְלֵאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4395something fulfilled, i.e. abundance (of produce)(first of ripe) fruit, fulness.וְדִמְעֲךָ֖vedimakhaand liquorדֶּמַעconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and liquor”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1831a tear; figuratively, juiceliquor.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תְאַחֵ֑רteacherbe lateאָחַרverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be late”, an unfinished actionH309to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinatecontinue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).בְּכ֥וֹרbekhorfirstbornבְּכוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “firstborn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1060firstborn; hence, chiefeldest (son), firstborn(-ling).בָּנֶ֖יךָbaneykhasonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […תִּתֶּןtitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לִּֽיlitoלִּֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-28) Thou shalt not delay to offer of the fulness of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto Me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt not delay to offer of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Thy fulness and thy liquids thou dost not delay; the first-born of thy sons thou dost give to Me;

World English Bible

“You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. “You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.

Darby Translation

— Thou shalt not delay the fulness of thy [threshing-floor] and the outflow of thy [winepress]. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt not delay to pay thy tithes and thy firstfruits: thou shalt give the firstborn of thy sons to me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-28) Thou shalt not delay to offer of the fulness of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto Me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt not keep back the first-fruits of thy threshing floor and press. The first-born of thy sons thou shalt give to me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπαρχὰς ἅλωνος καὶ ληνοῦ σου οὐ καθυστερήσεις· τὰ πρωτότοκα τῶν υἱῶν σου δώσεις ἐμοί.