Deuteronomy 15:18-20
Lexham English Bible
18 It shall not be hard in your eyes when you send him forth free,[a] because for six years he has served you worth twice the wage of a hired worker; and Yahweh your God will bless you in whatever you will do.[b]
19 “Every firstling male that is born of your herd and of your flock you shall consecrate to Yahweh your God; you shall not do work with the firstling of your ox, and you shall not shear the firstling of your flock. 20 Rather before Yahweh[c] your God you shall eat it year by year at the place Yahweh will choose, you and your household.
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- Deuteronomy 15:18 Literally “in/at you to send him forth free from being with you”
- Deuteronomy 15:18 Literally “in all of that you will do”
- Deuteronomy 15:20 Literally “in the face of Yahweh”
Deuteronomy 15:18-20
New International Version
18 Do not consider it a hardship to set your servant free, because their service to you these six years has been worth twice as much as that of a hired hand. And the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
The Firstborn Animals
19 Set apart for the Lord(A) your God every firstborn male(B) of your herds and flocks.(C) Do not put the firstborn of your cows to work, and do not shear the firstborn of your sheep.(D) 20 Each year you and your family are to eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose.(E)
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