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28 “Do not curse God, or a ruler of your people. 29 Do not wait before giving Me a gift from your gathered grain and the fruit of your fields. You will give to Me the first-born of your sons. 30 You will do the same with your cattle and your sheep. The first-born will be with its mother seven days. On the eighth day you will give it to Me.

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28 “Do not blaspheme God[a](A) or curse(B) the ruler of your people.(C)

29 “Do not hold back offerings(D) from your granaries or your vats.[b]

“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.(E) 30 Do the same with your cattle and your sheep.(F) Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:28 Or Do not revile the judges
  2. Exodus 22:29 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.