Exodus 34:20

Bible › Exodus › Chapter 34 › Verse 20

But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed.

In other translations

But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed.

Hebrew words

וּפֶטֶרufeterand [the] firstborn ofH6363חֲמוֹרchamora donkeyH2543תִּפְדֶּהtifdehyou will redeemH6299בְשֶׂהvesehwith a sheepH7716וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518לֹאlo'notH3808תִפְדֶּהtifdehyou will redeem [it]H6299וַעֲרַפְתּוֹva'araftoand you will break neck itsH6202כֹּלkolallH3605בְּכוֹרbekhor[the] firstborn ofH1060בָּנֶיךָbaneikhasons yourH1121תִּפְדֶּהtifdehyou will redeemH6299וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808יֵרָאוּyera'upeople will present themselvesH7200פָנַיfanaiface myH6440רֵיקָם׃reikamemptyH7387

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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