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Exodus 13:2

“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”

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ASV

Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

KJV

Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
קַדֶּשׁ־ka.desh-consecrateH6942 →
לִ֨יlito me
כָל־khol-everyH3605 →
בְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorfirstbornH1060 →
פֶּ֤טֶרPe.ter[the] firstborn ofH6363 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
רֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemwombH7358 →
בִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.Neiamong [the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
בָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.Damamong <the> humankindH120 →
וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.Mahand among the livestockH929 →
לִ֖יli[belongs] to me
הֽוּא׃Hu'itH1931 →

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Luke 2:23(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),Numbers 3:13for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”Deuteronomy 15:19You 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.Exodus 22:29–30You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.Numbers 8:16–17For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.Numbers 18:15The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.Exodus 34:19–20The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.Exodus 13:12–15you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.Exodus 34:19The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.Leviticus 27:26But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.Exodus 4:22Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,Nehemiah 10:36And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.Numbers 8:17For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.Exodus 22:29You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.Ezekiel 44:30The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.Hebrews 12:23in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,Exodus 23:19Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.Exodus 13:12you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.

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About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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