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The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not delay <i>to offer</i> the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You shall not delay <i>to offer</i> the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You shall not hold back <i>the offering from</i> your entire harvest and your wine. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall not delay the offering from your harvest and your vintage. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall not delay <i>the offering from</i> your harvest and your vintage. The first-born of your sons you shall give to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“You shall not delay <i>the offering from</i> the fullness of your harvest and the juice of your wine vat. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You shall not delay <i>the offering from</i> your harvest and your vintage. You shall give (consecrate, dedicate) to Me the firstborn of your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You must not hold back offerings from your harvest or your vats. Give me the firstborn of your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not hold back offerings from your harvest or your vats. Give Me the firstborn of your sons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't fail to give me the offerings of grain and wine that belong to me. Dedicate to me your first-born sons <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt not delay to offer of the abundance of thy fruits, and of thy liquors. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Never withhold your best wine from me. "You must give me your firstborn son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Give me the offerings from your grain, your wine, and your olive oil when they are due. "Give me your first-born sons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are not to hold back the fullness of your harvest and the outflow of your wine presses. You are to give to me the firstborn of your sons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the first-born of thy sons shalt thou give to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You do not delay your fullness and your liquids; you give the firstborn of your sons to Me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Thy fulness and thy liquids thou dost not delay; the first-born of thy sons thou dost give to Me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy fulness and thy tears thou shalt not delay: the first-born of thy sons thou shalt give to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not delay to pay thy tithes and thy firstfruits: thou shalt give the firstborn of thy sons to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall not delay in paying your tithes and your first-fruits. You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall not delay the offering of your harvest and your press. You shall give me the firstborn of your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not delay to make offerings from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall not delay to offer the first fruits of the harvest of your threshing floor, and of your wine press; the first-born of your sons you shall give to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not delay the beginning of the harvests of your threshing floor or the first of your wine press; the firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/22-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=5705" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/22.htm">Laws of Social Responsibility</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/309.htm" title="309: ṯə·’a·ḥêr (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To remain behind, tarry. A primitive root; to loiter; by implication to procrastinate.">hold back</a> <a href="/hebrew/4395.htm" title="4395: mə·lê·’ā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Fullness, full produce. Feminine of male'; something fulfilled, i.e. Abundance.">offerings from your granaries</a> <a href="/hebrew/1831.htm" title="1831: wə·ḏim·‘ă·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Juice. From dama'; a tear; figuratively, juice.">or vats.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·ten- (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">You are to give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1060.htm" title="1060: bə·ḵō·wr (N-msc) -- First-born. From bakar; firstborn; hence, chief.">the firstborn</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·ne·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of your sons.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Leviticus 23:10-11</a></span><br />“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest. / And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD so that it may be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-12.htm">Numbers 18:12-13</a></span><br />I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits. / The firstfruits of everything in their land that they bring to the LORD will belong to you. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-2.htm">Deuteronomy 26:2-4</a></span><br />you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name, / to the priest who is serving at that time, and say to him, “I declare today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.” / Then the priest shall take the basket from your hands and place it before the altar of the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9-10</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-35.htm">Nehemiah 10:35-37</a></span><br />We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year. / And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God. / Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a></span><br />Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/4-3.htm">Genesis 4:3-4</a></span><br />So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD, / while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">2 Chronicles 31:5</a></span><br />As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-4.htm">Deuteronomy 18:4</a></span><br />You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool sheared from your flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Leviticus 19:23-25</a></span><br />When you enter the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you shall regard the fruit as forbidden. For three years it will be forbidden to you and must not be eaten. / In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD. / But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-16.htm">Romans 11:16</a></span><br />If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20</a></span><br />But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-18.htm">James 1:18</a></span><br />He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15</a></span><br />Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe fruits, and of your liquors: the firstborn of your sons shall you give to me.</p><p class="hdg">shalt not delay</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">Exodus 23:16,19</a></b></br> And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, <i>which is</i> in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/26-2.htm">Deuteronomy 26:2-10</a></b></br> That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put <i>it</i> in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42</a></b></br> And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.</p><p class="hdg">the first of they ripe fruits.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2,12</a></b></br> Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, <i>both</i> of man and of beast: it <i>is</i> mine… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-19.htm">Exodus 34:19</a></b></br> All that openeth the matrix <i>is</i> mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, <i>whether</i> ox or sheep, <i>that is male</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/12-39.htm">Delay</a> <a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">First</a> <a href="/exodus/13-15.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/exodus/13-15.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/genesis/49-3.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/exodus/22-6.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/luke/12-18.htm">Granaries</a> <a href="/genesis/47-24.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/exodus/20-7.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/exodus/8-28.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/22-20.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_john/1-9.htm">Presses</a> <a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/genesis/50-11.htm">Threshing-Floor</a> <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Vats</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-7.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Vintage</a> <a href="/genesis/47-27.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Winepress</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/7-10.htm">Delay</a> <a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">First</a> <a href="/exodus/34-19.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/exodus/34-19.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-12.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-8.htm">Granaries</a> <a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/exodus/25-27.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/exodus/23-18.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/exodus/25-2.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/23-18.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Presses</a> <a href="/numbers/13-20.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/numbers/15-20.htm">Threshing-Floor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">Vats</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-3.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Vintage</a> <a href="/exodus/30-15.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Winepress</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Of Theft</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-5.htm">Of damage</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-7.htm">Of trespasses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-14.htm">Of borrowing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Of fornication</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-18.htm">Of witchcraft</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-19.htm">Of bestiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-20.htm">Of idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Of strangers, widows, and fatherless</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Of usury</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Of pledges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-28.htm">Of reverence to magistrates</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-29.htm">Of the first fruits</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Of torn flesh</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Israel, agriculture was a primary means of sustenance, and granaries and vats represented the storage of grain and wine, essential commodities. The act of offering from these resources was a tangible acknowledgment of God's provision and sovereignty. This principle is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9</a>, which instructs believers to honor the Lord with their wealth and the firstfruits of all their crops. The practice of offering firstfruits is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing trust in God's continued provision and a heart of gratitude.<p><b>You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.</b><br>The dedication of the firstborn sons to God is rooted in the historical context of the Exodus, where God spared the firstborn of Israel during the final plague in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Exodus 12:12-13</a>). This act of consecration served as a perpetual reminder of God's deliverance and the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The firstborn son held a place of special significance in the family, often receiving a double portion of the inheritance and carrying on the family name. By requiring the firstborn to be given to Him, God was asserting His claim over all aspects of life and lineage. This command also foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, God's firstborn Son, who was given for the redemption of humanity (<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>). The practice of redeeming the firstborn, as outlined in <a href="/numbers/18-15.htm">Numbers 18:15-16</a>, further illustrates the concept of substitutionary atonement, a key theme in Christian theology.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The speaker of the command, emphasizing His sovereignty and rightful claim over the firstfruits and firstborn.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the law, who are instructed to offer the firstfruits and firstborn to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/firstborn_sons.htm">Firstborn Sons</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's claim over the first and best, representing a significant aspect of Israelite family and religious life.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/granaries_and_vats.htm">Granaries and Vats</a></b><br>Represent the agricultural produce and wealth of the Israelites, from which offerings are to be made.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/offerings.htm">Offerings</a></b><br>The act of giving back to God what is His, acknowledging His provision and lordship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledging_god's_sovereignty.htm">Acknowledging God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that everything we have is from God, and He deserves the first and best of our resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_firstfruits.htm">The Principle of Firstfruits</a></b><br>Giving the firstfruits is a tangible expression of faith and trust in God's provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holistic_worship.htm">Holistic Worship</a></b><br>Worship is not just a spiritual act but involves our material possessions and daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_dedication.htm">Generational Dedication</a></b><br>The dedication of the firstborn signifies the importance of committing our families to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Obedience in giving reflects our faith and trust in God's promises and provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/benefits_of_studying_theology.htm">Why did God kill Egypt's firstborn children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_22_29-30__evidence_for_firstborn_rites.htm">Exodus 22:29-30: Is there archaeological or historical evidence that supports the command to dedicate the firstborn, and does it conflict with other biblical instructions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_allow_killing_innocents.htm">Exodus 12:29 - How can a just and loving God sanction the killing of innocent firstborn children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'jesus_took_our_place'_mean.htm">What does 'Jesus took our place' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">The first of thy ripe fruits.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">of thy fulness. </span>"Firstfruits" were the spontaneous tribute of natural piety among almost all nations. They were called by the Greeks <span class= "greekheb">???????</span>, by the Romans <span class= "ital">primitive. </span>Abel's offering (<a href="/genesis/4-4.htm" title="And Abel, he also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect to Abel and to his offering:">Genesis 4:4</a>) was one of the "firstlings of his flock," and Cain's probably one of firstfruits. In the present passage it is assumed that firstfruits are due, and the stress is laid upon offering them promptly, without "delay." Delay would show a grudging spirit.<p><span class= "bld">Of thy liquors.</span>--As wine and oil. (Compare <a href="/nehemiah/10-37.htm" title="And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.">Nehemiah 10:37</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/10-39.htm" title="For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, to the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.">Nehemiah 10:39</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">The firstborn of thy sons.</span>--See the Note on <a href="/exodus/13-2.htm" title="Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.">Exodus 13:2</a>; and on the means of redeeming firstborn sons, see <a href="/exodus/13-13.htm" title="And every firstling of an ass you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among your children shall you redeem.">Exodus 13:13</a>, and Num. 17:15, 16. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 29, 30.</span> - <span class="accented">Law concerning first-fruits</span>. God required as first-fruits from his people, <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> The first-born of their children; <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> The firstborn of all their cattle; and <p><span class="Text_Heading">3.</span> The first of all the produce of their lands, . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/22-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hold back</span><br /><span class="heb">תְאַחֵ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·’a·ḥêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_309.htm">Strong's 309: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loiter, to procrastinate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[offerings] from your granaries</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלֵאָתְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lê·’ā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4395.htm">Strong's 4395: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something fulfilled, abundance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or vats.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדִמְעֲךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏim·‘ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tear, juice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You are to give</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(tit·ten-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">the firstborn</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכ֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1060.htm">Strong's 1060: </a> </span><span class="str2">Firstborn, chief</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your sons.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/22-29.htm">OT Law: Exodus 22:29 You shall not delay to offer (Exo. 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