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Exodus 4:22

Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,

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ASV

And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, Israel is my son, my first-born:

KJV

And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
פַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhPharaohH6547 →
כֹּ֚הkohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּנִ֥יbe.Ni[is] son myH1121 →
בְכֹרִ֖יve.kho.Rifirstborn myH1060 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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Matthew 2:15where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”Hosea 11:1When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.Romans 9:4the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.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,Jeremiah 31:9They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”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.”Exodus 19:5–6Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.Deuteronomy 14:1You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,Isaiah 64:8But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.Isaiah 63:16Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.Jeremiah 2:14Is Israel a slave? Was he born into slavery? Why then has he become prey?2 Corinthians 6:18And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”James 1:18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.Exodus 15:2The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.Psalms 89:27I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.Deuteronomy 32:6Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you?John 8:41You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”

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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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