Exodus 34:26

“The best of the first fruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of YHWH your Elohim. You shall not boil a young goat in the milk of its mother.””

Exodus 34:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 34:26, word by word

The bestרֵאשִׁיתreshit

best

The best of something, what is set apart for its quality.

Where else “reshit” appears
of the first fruitsבִּכּוּרֵיbikure

firstfruits

Firstfruits: the first of the harvest to ripen, which was offered to God.

Where else “bikure” appears
of your groundאַדְמָתְadmat

soil

Farmland, or dust.

Where else “admat” appears
you shall bringתָּבִיאtavi

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “tavi” appears
to the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bet” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
boilתְבַשֵּׁלtevashel

boil

To prepare food over the fire in a pot with water.

Where else “tevashel” appears
a young goatגְּדִיgedi

young goat

Young goat, kid.

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in the milkחֲלֵבchalev

milk

Milk.

Where else “chalev” appears
of its motherאִמּim

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “im” appears

The context

25You shall not slaughter the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread, and the sacrifice of the Feast of Passover shall not remain overnight until the morning.

26 · This verse (above)

27And YHWH said to Moses, “Write for yourself these words, for according to these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”

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