All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translations— All that openeth the womb [is] mine; and all the cattle that is born a male, the firstling of ox and sheep.
All that openeth the womb is mine; and all thy cattle that is male, the firstlings of cow and sheep.
The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.
`All opening a womb are Mine, and every firstling of thy cattle born a male, ox or sheep;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus