Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 15:19
19You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must set apart | תַּקְדִּ֖ישׁ | taq·dîš | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| every | כָּֽל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| firstborn | הַבְּכ֡וֹר | hab·bə·ḵō·wr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
| male | הַזָּכָ֔ר | haz·zā·ḵār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2145 male |
| produced | יִוָּלֵ֨ד | yiw·wā·lêḏ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| by your herds | בִּבְקָרְךָ֤ | biḇ·qā·rə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| and flocks | וּבְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ | ū·ḇə·ṣō·nə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| You are not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to put the firstborn | בִּבְכֹ֣ר | biḇ·ḵōr | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1060 first-born |
| of your oxen | שׁוֹרֶ֔ךָ | šō·w·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7794 head of cattle |
| to work | תַעֲבֹד֙ | ṯa·‘ă·ḇōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| nor | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| are you to shear | תָגֹ֖ז | ṯā·ḡōz | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1494 shear |
| the firstborn | בְּכ֥וֹר | bə·ḵō·wr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1060 first-born |
| of your flock | צֹאנֶֽךָ׃ | ṣō·ne·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 13:2 · Exodus 13:12 · Deuteronomy 12:17 · Leviticus 27:26 · Numbers 18:17 · Numbers 18:15 · Deuteronomy 16:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.