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Exodus 34:19

17 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.

18 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.

All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

20 But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.

21 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

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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
The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.
KJV
All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
WEB
“All that opens the womb is mine; and all your livestock that is male, the firstborn of cow and sheep.
ASV
All that openeth the womb is mine; and all thy cattle that is male, the firstlings of cow and sheep.
DARBY
All that openeth the womb [is] mine; and all the cattle that is born a male, the firstling of ox and sheep.
BLB
All that open the womb belong to Me, and all firstborn of your livestock born a male, [whether] ox or sheep.
ÅB
Alt det som åpner morsliv, hører meg til, alt ditt fe av hankjønn som åpner morsliv, enten det er storfe eller småfe.
OTB
Alt som åpner morslivet, tilhører meg, også alle førstefødte hanner av buskapen din, enten det er storfe eller småfe.
B1930
Alt det som åpner morsliv, hører mig til, alt ditt fe av hankjønn som åpner morsliv, enten det er storfe eller småfe.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 13:2

    Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

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  • Exodus 22:29

    Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

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  • Exodus 13:12

    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.

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  • Numbers 18:15–17

    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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  • Luke 2:23

    (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

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  • Ezekiel 44:30

    And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.

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