YLT
KJV
16. For if the firstfruit [be] holy, the lump [is] also [holy:] and if the root [be] holy, so [are] the branches.

ASV
16. And if the firstfruit is holy, so is the lump: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

ESV
16. If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

ERVEN
16. If the first piece of bread is offered to God, then the whole loaf is made holy. If the roots of a tree are holy, the tree's branches are holy too.

NLT
16. And since Abraham and the other patriarchs were holy, their descendants will also be holy-- just as the entire batch of dough is holy because the portion given as an offering is holy. For if the roots of the tree are holy, the branches will be, too.

WEB
16. If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.

NET
16. If the first portion of the dough offered is holy, then the whole batch is holy, and if the root is holy, so too are the branches.

NLV
16. If the first loaf is holy, all the bread is holy. If the root is holy, all the branches are holy.

HCSB
16. Now if the firstfruits offered up are holy, so is the whole batch. And if the root is holy, so are the branches.

LITV
16. Now if the firstfruit is holy, so also the lump. And if the root is holy, so also the branches.

RV
16. And if the firstfruit is holy, so is the lump: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

NCV
16. If the first piece of bread is offered to God, then the whole loaf is made holy. If the roots of a tree are holy, then the tree's branches are holy too.

MKJV
16. For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, also the branches.

AKJV
16. For if the first fruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

LXXEN



KJV
16. For if the firstfruit [be] holy, the lump [is] also [holy:] and if the root [be] holy, so [are] the branches.

AMP
16. Now if the first handful of dough offered as the firstfruits [Abraham and the patriarchs] is consecrated (holy), so is the whole mass [the nation of Israel]; and if the root [Abraham] is consecrated (holy), so are the branches. [Num. 15:19-21.]

KJVP
16. For G1161 CONJ if G1487 COND the G3588 T-NSF firstfruit G536 N-NSF [ be ] holy G40 A-NSF , the G3588 T-NSN lump G5445 N-NSN [ is ] also G2532 CONJ [ holy ] : and G2532 CONJ if G1487 COND the G3588 T-NSF root G4491 N-NSF [ be ] holy G40 A-NSF , so G2532 CONJ [ are ] the G3588 T-NPM branches G2798 N-NPM .

YLT
16. and if the first-fruit [is] holy, the lump also; and if the root [is] holy, the branches also.

ASV
16. And if the firstfruit is holy, so is the lump: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

WEB
16. If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.

NASB
16. If the firstfruits are holy, so is the whole batch of dough; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

ESV
16. If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

RV
16. And if the firstfruit is holy, so is the lump: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

RSV
16. If the dough offered as first fruits is holy, so is the whole lump; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

NKJV
16. For if the firstfruit [is] holy, the lump [is] also [holy;] and if the root [is] holy, so [are] the branches.

MKJV
16. For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, also the branches.

AKJV
16. For if the first fruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

NRSV
16. If the part of the dough offered as first fruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; and if the root is holy, then the branches also are holy.

NIV
16. If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

NIRV
16. The first handful of dough that is offered is holy. This makes all of the dough holy. If the root is holy, so are the branches.

NLT
16. And since Abraham and the other patriarchs were holy, their descendants will also be holy-- just as the entire batch of dough is holy because the portion given as an offering is holy. For if the roots of the tree are holy, the branches will be, too.

MSG
16. Behind and underneath all this there is a holy, God-planted, God-tended root. If the primary root of the tree is holy, there's bound to be some holy fruit.

GNB
16. If the first piece of bread is given to God, then the whole loaf is his also; and if the roots of a tree are offered to God, the branches are his also.

NET
16. If the first portion of the dough offered is holy, then the whole batch is holy, and if the root is holy, so too are the branches.

ERVEN
16. If the first piece of bread is offered to God, then the whole loaf is made holy. If the roots of a tree are holy, the tree's branches are holy too.