For if the firstfruit [be] holy, the lump
[is] also [holy]: and if the root [be] holy, so [are] the branches.
BSB
If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
WEB
If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.
YLT
and if the first-fruit is holy, the lump also; and if the root is holy, the branches also.
F.O.G Original
(16) But if the firstfruit is set-apart holy, the lump also and if the root is set-apart holy, so too the branches.
F.O.G
(16) But if the firstfruit is set-apart holy, the lump also and if the root is set-apart holy, so too the branches.
F.O.G MSG
¹⁶If 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.ᶠ
Footnotes:
¹⁶ᶠ Firstfruits and Root: In Jewish law, if the firstfruits offered to God were holy, the entire harvest was considered holy. The “root” refers to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.