Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. “Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.” New Living Translation “As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the LORD your God. “You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.” English Standard Version The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.” Berean Standard Bible Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.” King James Bible The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. New King James Version “The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.” New American Standard Bible “You shall bring the very first of the first fruits of your soil into the house of the LORD your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.” NASB 1995 “You shall bring the very first of the first fruits of your soil into the house of the LORD your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.” NASB 1977 “You shall bring the very first of the first fruits of your soil into the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.” Legacy Standard Bible “You shall bring the very first of the first fruits of your ground into the house of Yahweh your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.” Amplified Bible “You shall bring the very first of the first fruits of your ground to the house of the LORD your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in his mother’s milk [as some pagans do].” Christian Standard Bible “Bring the best firstfruits of your land to the house of the LORD your God. “You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Bring the best firstfruits of your land to the house of the LORD your God.” You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.” American Standard Version The first of the first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring unto the house of Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's milk. Contemporary English Version I am the LORD your God, and you must bring the first part of your harvest to the place of worship. Don't boil a young goat in its mother's milk. English Revised Version The first of the firstfruits of thy ground thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. GOD'S WORD® Translation "You must bring the first and best of the produce harvested from your soil to the house of the LORD your God. "Never cook a young goat in its mother's milk." Good News Translation "Each year bring to the house of the LORD the first grain that you harvest. "Do not cook a young sheep or goat in its mother's milk." International Standard Version "You are to bring the best of the first fruits of the ground to the house of the LORD your God. "You are not to boil a young goat in its mother's milk." Majority Standard Bible Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother?s milk.? NET Bible "The first of the firstfruits of your soil you must bring to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk." New Heart English Bible You shall bring the first of the first fruits of your ground to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk." Webster's Bible Translation The first of the first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring to the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. World English Bible “You shall bring the first of the first fruits of your ground to the house of Yahweh your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou bring the first of the first-fruits of the land into the house of your God YHWH. You do not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.” Young's Literal Translation the first of the first-fruits of the land thou dost bring into the house of Jehovah thy God; thou dost not boil a kid in its mother's milk.' Smith's Literal Translation The first of the first fruits of thy land thou shalt bring to the house of Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in his mother's milk. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe first of the fruits of thy ground thou shalt offer in the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk of his dam. Catholic Public Domain Version The first of the fruits of your land you shall offer in the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in the milk of its mother.” New American Bible The choicest first fruits of your soil you shall bring to the house of the LORD, your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. New Revised Standard Version The best of the first fruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not cook a kid in its mother's milk. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You shall not sacrifice blood of the sacrifice with leaven, and the sacrifice of the feast of Passover will not remain until the morning. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The choicest first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk.' Brenton Septuagint Translation The first-fruits of thy land shalt thou put into the house of the Lord thy God: thou shalt not boil a lamb in his mother's milk. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Renews the Covenant…25Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to Me along with anything leavened, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning. 26Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.” 27The LORD also said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”… Cross References Deuteronomy 26:2 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, Deuteronomy 14:21 You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk. Leviticus 23:10 “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. Leviticus 23:17 Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD. Numbers 18:12 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. Deuteronomy 18:4 You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool sheared from your flock. Nehemiah 10:35-36 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. Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; Ezekiel 44:30 The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes. 2 Chronicles 31:5 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. Romans 11:16 If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches. 1 Corinthians 15:20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. James 1:18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation. Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Luke 11:42 Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former. Treasury of Scripture The first of the first fruits of your land you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. first Exodus 23:19 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. Deuteronomy 26:2,10 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 it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there… Proverbs 3:9,10 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: … seethe Exodus 23:19 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. Deuteronomy 14:21 Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. Jump to Previous Boil Choicest First Firstfruits First-Fruits Fruits Goat Ground House Kid Milk Mother's Offering Seethe Soil YoungJump to Next Boil Choicest First Firstfruits First-Fruits Fruits Goat Ground House Kid Milk Mother's Offering Seethe Soil YoungExodus 34 1. The tablets are replaced5. The name of the Lord proclaimed 8. Moses entreats God to go with them 10. God makes a covenant with them, repeating certain duties 28. Moses after forty days on the mount, comes down with the tablets 29. His face is radiant, and he covers it with a veil Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. This command emphasizes the principle of giving God the first and best of what one has, reflecting a heart of gratitude and acknowledgment of God's provision. The firstfruits were the initial yield of the harvest, symbolizing the entire crop and the promise of more to come. Offering the firstfruits was an act of faith, trusting that God would provide for the rest of the harvest. This practice is rooted in the agricultural context of ancient Israel, where the economy was largely agrarian. The "house of the LORD your God" refers to the tabernacle, and later the temple, as the central place of worship and sacrifice. This command is connected to the broader biblical theme of dedicating the first and best to God, seen in other scriptures such as Proverbs 3:9 and Deuteronomy 26:1-11. It also foreshadows the ultimate offering of Jesus Christ, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep (1 Corinthians 15:20), as the perfect and complete sacrifice. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk. Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe leader of the Israelites who received the law from God on Mount Sinai, including the instructions in Exodus 34. 2. The Israelites The chosen people of God, who were given the law to follow as part of their covenant relationship with Him. 3. Mount Sinai The place where God delivered the Ten Commandments and other laws to Moses. 4. The House of the LORD Refers to the tabernacle, the dwelling place of God among His people, where offerings were to be brought. 5. Firstfruits Offering An agricultural offering that symbolizes giving God the first and best of what He has provided. Teaching Points Priority of WorshipThe command to bring the best of the firstfruits to the house of the LORD underscores the priority of worship and dedication to God. It teaches us to prioritize God in our lives by giving Him the first and best of our resources and time. Holiness and Separation The prohibition against cooking a young goat in its mother’s milk is a call to holiness and separation from pagan practices. It reminds us to live distinctively as God's people, avoiding practices that compromise our faith. Gratitude and Dependence Offering the firstfruits is an act of gratitude and acknowledgment of God's provision. It encourages us to live with a heart of thankfulness and dependence on God for all our needs. Covenant Faithfulness These instructions are part of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. They remind us of the importance of faithfulness to God's commands as a response to His faithfulness to us. Symbolism of Firstfruits The firstfruits symbolize the whole harvest, teaching us that when we dedicate the first part of our lives to God, it sanctifies the rest.(26) The first of the firstfruits.--Comp. Exodus 23:19. Thou shalt not seethe a kid.--See Note 3 on Exodus 23:19. Verse 26. - Repeated from Exodus 23:19. It is remarkable that both legislations terminate with the same, somewhat strange, proviso. There must have been an intention of impressing strongly upon the people the principle of tenderness involved in it. (See the comment on Exodus 23:19.) CHAPTER 34:27-35 Hebrew Bringתָּבִ֕יא (tā·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go the best רֵאשִׁ֗ית (rê·šîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 7225: The first, in place, time, order, rank of the firstfruits בִּכּוּרֵי֙ (bik·kū·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1061: The first-fruits of the crop of your soil אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔ (’aḏ·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land to the house בֵּ֖ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God. אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative You shall not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no cook תְבַשֵּׁ֥ל (ṯə·ḇaš·šêl) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1310: To boil up, cooking, to ripen a young goat גְּדִ֖י (gə·ḏî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1423: A kid (a young goat) in its mother’s אִמּֽוֹ׃ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) milk.” בַּחֲלֵ֥ב (ba·ḥă·lêḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2461: Milk Links Exodus 34:26 NIVExodus 34:26 NLT Exodus 34:26 ESV Exodus 34:26 NASB Exodus 34:26 KJV Exodus 34:26 BibleApps.com Exodus 34:26 Biblia Paralela Exodus 34:26 Chinese Bible Exodus 34:26 French Bible Exodus 34:26 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 34:26 You shall bring the first (Exo. 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