The Meaning of Exodus 22:29 Explained

Exodus 22:29

KJV: Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

YLT: 'Thy fulness and thy liquids thou dost not delay; the first-born of thy sons thou dost give to Me;

Darby: Thou shalt not delay the fulness of thy threshing-floor and the outflow of thy winepress. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

ASV: Thou shalt not delay to offer of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou shalt not delay  [to offer] the first of thy ripe fruits,  and of thy liquors:  the firstborn  of thy sons  shalt thou give  unto me. 

What does Exodus 22:29 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 22

1  Of Theft
5  Of damage
7  Of trespasses
14  Of borrowing
16  Of fornication
18  Of witchcraft
19  Of bestiality
20  Of idolatry
21  Of strangers, widows, and fatherless
25  Of usury
26  Of pledges
28  Of reverence to magistrates
29  Of the first fruits
31  Of torn flesh

What do the individual words in Exodus 22:29 mean?

The first of your ripe produce and your juices not You shall delay [to offer] The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me
מְלֵאָתְךָ֥ וְדִמְעֲךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְאַחֵ֑ר בְּכ֥וֹר בָּנֶ֖יךָ תִּתֶּן־ לִּֽי

מְלֵאָתְךָ֥  The  first  of  your  ripe  produce 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מְלֵאָה  
Sense: fullness, full produce.
וְדִמְעֲךָ֖  and  your  juices 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: דֶּמַע  
Sense: juice.
תְאַחֵ֑ר  You  shall  delay  [to  offer] 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: אָחַר  
Sense: to delay, hesitate, tarry, defer, remain behind.
בְּכ֥וֹר  The  firstborn 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
בָּנֶ֖יךָ  of  your  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
תִּתֶּן־  you  shall  give 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לִּֽי  to  Me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular