Exodus 13:12

¹⁰ Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year.

¹¹ And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you and your fathers,

you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.

¹³ You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.

¹⁴ In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.
KJV: That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD’s.
WEB: that you shall set apart to the LORD all that opens the womb, and every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have. The males shall be the LORD’s.
ASV: that thou shalt set apart unto Jehovah all that openeth the womb, and every firstling which thou hast that cometh of a beast; the males shall be Jehovah`s.
DARBY: that thou shalt offer unto Jehovah all that breaketh open the womb, and every firstling that cometh of cattle which is thine: the males [shall be] Jehovah's.
BLB: that you shall cause to pass over for YHWH every one opening a womb, and every one opening of the offspring of a beast that is unto you—the males belong to YHWH.

ÅB: da skal du overgi til Herren alt det som åpner morsliv; alt som åpner morsliv, som faller av det fe du har, hvis det er av hankjønn, hører det Herren til.
OTB: skal du overgi til Herren det første avkom av hvert morsliv. Alle de førstefødte hannkjønn av ditt buskap tilhører Herren.
B1930: da skal du overgi til Herren alt det som åpner morsliv; alt som åpner morsliv, som faller av det fe du har, hvis det er av hankjønn, hører det Herren til.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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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Leviticus 27:26
But 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.
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Exodus 34:19
The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.
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Ezekiel 44:30
The 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.
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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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Exodus 22:29
You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
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Deuteronomy 15:19
You 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.
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Numbers 3:12
“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,
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