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Numbers 18:15

The 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.

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ASV

Everything that openeth the womb, of all flesh which they offer unto Jehovah, both of man and beast shall be thine: nevertheless the first-born of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

KJV

Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the Lord, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
פֶּ֣טֶרPe.terfirstborn ofH6363 →
רֶ֠חֶםRe.chema wombH7358 →
לְֽכָל־le.kholof allH3605 →
בָּשָׂ֞רba.SarfleshH1320 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
יַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuthey will bring nearH7126 →
לַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →
בָּאָדָ֥םba.'a.Damamong <the> humankindH120 →
וּבַבְּהֵמָ֖הu.va.be.he.Mahand among <the> animal[s]H929 →
יִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-it will belongH1961 →
לָּ֑ךְLakhto <the> you
אַ֣ךְ׀'akhonlyH389 →
פָּדֹ֣הpa.Dohcertainly <to redeem>H6299 →
תִפְדֶּ֗הtif.Dehyou will redeemH6299 →
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853 →
בְּכ֣וֹרbe.Khor[the] firstborn ofH1060 →
הָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH120 →
וְאֵ֛תve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
בְּכֽוֹר־be.khor-[the] firstborn ofH1060 →
הַבְּהֵמָ֥הha.be.he.Mah<the> animal[s]H929 →
הַטְּמֵאָ֖הha.te.me.'Ah<the> uncleanH2931 →
תִּפְדֶּֽה׃tif.Dehyou will redeemH6299 →

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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”),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.Exodus 34:20You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed.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 13:12–13you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to 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.Numbers 3:46To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,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.”Leviticus 27:26–27But 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 22:29You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.Numbers 3:41You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.”

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