Exodus 34:20
You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed.
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ASV
And the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck. All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.
KJV
But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּפֶ֤טֶר | u.Fe.ter | and [the] firstborn of | H6363 → |
| חֲמוֹר֙ | cha.mOr | a donkey | H2543 → |
| תִּפְדֶּ֣ה | tif.Deh | you will redeem | H6299 → |
| בְשֶׂ֔ה | ve.Seh | with a sheep | H7716 → |
| וְאִם־ | ve.'im- | and if | H518 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| תִפְדֶּ֖ה | tif.Deh | you will redeem [it] | H6299 → |
| וַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹ | va.'a.raf.To | and you will break neck its | H6202 → |
| כֹּ֣ל | kol | all | H3605 → |
| בְּכ֤וֹר | be.Khor | [the] firstborn of | H1060 → |
| בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ | ba.Nei.kha | sons your | H1121 → |
| תִּפְדֶּ֔ה | tif.Deh | you will redeem | H6299 → |
| וְלֹֽא־ | ve.lo'- | and not | H3808 → |
| יֵרָא֥וּ | ye.ra.'U | people will present themselves | H7200 → |
| פָנַ֖י | fa.Nai | face my | H6440 → |
| רֵיקָֽם׃ | rei.Kam | empty | H7387 → |
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