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28 Thou shalt not speak ill of the gods, and the prince of thy people thou shalt not curse.

29 Thou shalt not delay to pay thy tithes and thy firstfruits: thou shalt give the firstborn of thy sons to me.

30 Thou shalt do the same with the firstborn of thy oxen also and sheep: seven days let it be with its dam, the eighth day thou shalt 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.