Exodus 13:15 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 13:15

And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’

BSB

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ASV

and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Jehovah slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast: therefore I sacrifice to Jehovah all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem.

KJV

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Mercies to our fathers are mercies to us; we reap the benefit of them, and therefore must keep up a grateful remembrance of them. We stand upon the bottom of former deliverances, and were in the loins of our ancestors when they were delivered. Much more reason have we to say that in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ we were redeemed.

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Original language & word study

29 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֗י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
הִקְשָׁ֣ה	hik.Shah	he made stubborn	H7185 →
פַרְעֹה֮	far.'Oh	Pharaoh	H6547 →
לְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ֒	le.sha.le.che.Nu	to let go us	H7971 →
וַיַּהֲרֹ֨ג	vai.ya.ha.Rog	and he killed	H2026 →
יְהֹוָ֤ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
בְּכוֹר֙	be.khOr	firstborn	H1060 →
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
מִצְרַ֔יִם	mitz.Ra.yim	Egypt	H4714 →
מִבְּכֹ֥ר	mi.be.Khor	from [the] firstborn of	H1060 →
אָדָ֖ם	'a.Dam	humankind	H120 →
וְעַד־	ve.'ad-	and unto	H5704 →
בְּכ֣וֹר	be.Khor	[the] firstborn of	H1060 →
בְּהֵמָ֑ה	be.he.Mah	livestock	H929 →
עַל־	'al-	there-	H5921 →
כֵּן֩	ken	-fore	H3651 →
אֲנִ֨י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
זֹבֵ֜חַ	zo.Ve.ach	[am] sacrificing	H2076 →
לַֽיהוָ֗ה	la.Yah.weh	to Yahweh	H3068 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
פֶּ֤טֶר	Pe.ter	firstborn of	H6363 →
רֶ֙חֶם֙	re.chem	a womb	H7358 →
הַזְּכָרִ֔ים	ha.ze.kha.Rim	the males	H2145 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and every	H3605 →
בְּכ֥וֹר	be.Khor	<the> firstborn of	H1060 →
בָּנַ֖י	ba.Nai	sons my	H1121 →
אֶפְדֶּֽה׃	'ef.Deh	I redeem	H6299 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Exodus 12:29
Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon,…
leads to
- Psalms 78:51
  He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.
- Exodus 4:23
  and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!’”
- Psalms 135:8
  He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.
- Psalms 105:36
  Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
- Psalms 136:10
  He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.

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