Exodus 13:2
1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”
3 So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
4 Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- “Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”
- KJV
- Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
- WEB
- “Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine.”
- ASV
- Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
- DARBY
- Hallow unto me every firstborn, whatever breaketh open the womb among the children of Israel, of man and of cattle: it is mine.
- BLB
- “Sanctify to Me every firstborn—the one opening every womb among the sons of Israel, among the man and among the beast, it [belongs] to Me.”
- ÅB
- Du skal hellige meg alt førstefødt, alt det som åpner morsliv blant Israels barn, enten det er folk eller fe! Meg hører det til.
- OTB
- “Vigsle til Meg hver førstefødt, den første avkom av hvert morsliv blant israelittene, enten menneske eller dyr; det tilhører Meg.”
- B1930
- Du skal hellige mig alt førstefødt, alt det som åpner morsliv blandt Israels barn, enten det er folk eller fe! Mig hører det til.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 2:23
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
Read in contextNumbers 3:13
for 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.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 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.
Read in contextExodus 22:29–30
You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
Read in contextNumbers 8:16–17
For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.
Read in contextNumbers 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.
Read in contextExodus 13:12–15
you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.
Read in contextExodus 34:19–20
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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