King James Version
Exodus 23:19 in the King James Version says “The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a ki...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Exodus 23:19 · KJV
Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.
Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning. sacrifice: or, feast
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.
Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The first”
H7225the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
“into the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“thy God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Thou shalt not seethe”
H1310properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen
“in his mother's”
H517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
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