KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Bring the best of the first crops from your land to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is asking His people to give Him their very best harvest and to show respect for life by not mixing a young animal with what sustained it.
📚 Historical Context
This command was given to the Israelites as part of the covenant laws at Mount Sinai, establishing how they should worship and live as God's chosen people. The prohibition against cooking a kid in its mother's milk was likely meant to distinguish Hebrew practices from pagan fertility rituals of surrounding cultures, which sometimes involved such practices.
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