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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.”

Exodus 23:19

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Study note

This verse closes a section of laws given at Sinai about justice, Sabbaths, and Israel's three annual festivals. It ends with instructions about worship, including offerings from the harvest.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

The first of the first fruits of your ground you shall bring into the house of Yahweh your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The first of the first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring into the house of Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in it mother`s milk.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The best of the first-fruits of your land are to be taken into the house of the Lord your God. The young goat is not to be cooked in its mother's milk.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Las primicias de los primeros frutos de tu tierra traerás á la casa de Jehová tu Dios. No guisarás el cabrito con la leche de su madre.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Llevarán a la casa del Señor los primeros y mejores frutos de sus campos. »No cocerán el cabrito en la leche de su madre.

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