Exodus 13:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when Pharaoh made his heart hard and would not let us go, the Lord sent death on all the first sons in Egypt, of man and of beast: and so every first male who comes to birth is offered to the Lord; but for all the first of my sons I give a price.

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  • Exod 12:29 : 29 And in the middle of the night the Lord sent death on every first male child in the land of Egypt, from the child of Pharaoh on his seat of power to the child of the prisoner in the prison; and the first births of all the cattle.

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  • Exod 13:1-2
    2 verses
    83%

    1And the Lord said to Moses,

    2Let the first male child of every mother among the children of Israel be kept holy for me, even the first male birth among man or beast; for it is mine.

  • Num 3:12-14
    3 verses
    82%

    12See, I have taken the Levites out of the children of Israel to be mine in place of the first sons of the children of Israel;

    13For all the first sons are mine; on the day when I put to death all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I took for myself every first male birth of man and beast. They are mine; I am the Lord.

    14And the Lord said to Moses in the waste land of Sinai,

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    29And in the middle of the night the Lord sent death on every first male child in the land of Egypt, from the child of Pharaoh on his seat of power to the child of the prisoner in the prison; and the first births of all the cattle.

    30Then Pharaoh got up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians; and a great cry went up from Egypt; for there was not a house where someone was not dead.

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    11And when the Lord takes you into the land of Canaan, as he made his oath to you and to your fathers, and gives it to you,

    12You are to put on one side for the Lord every mother's first male child, the first-fruit of her body, and the first young one of every beast; every male is holy to the Lord.

    13And for the young of an ass you may give a lamb in payment, or if you will not make payment for it, its neck is to be broken; but for all the first sons among your children, let payment be made.

    14And when your son says to you in time to come, What is the reason for this? say to him, By the strength of his hand the Lord took us out of Egypt, out of the prison-house:

  • 5And death will come to every mother's first male child in all the land of Egypt, from the child of Pharaoh on his seat of power, to the child of the servant-girl crushing the grain; and the first births of all the cattle.

  • Num 8:16-18
    3 verses
    80%

    16For they have been given to me from among the children of Israel; in place of every mother's first son, the first to come to birth in Israel, I have taken them for myself.

    17For every mother's first son among the children of Israel is mine, the first male birth of man or beast: on the day when I sent death on all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I made them mine.

    18And in place of the first sons among the children of Israel, I have taken the Levites.

  • 15The first birth of every living thing which is offered to the Lord, of man or beast, is to be yours; but for the first sons of man payment is to be made, and for the first young of unclean beasts.

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    12For on that night I will go through the land of Egypt, sending death on every first male child, of man and of beast, and judging all the gods of Egypt: I am the Lord.

    13And the blood will be a sign on the houses where you are: when I see the blood I will go over you, and no evil will come on you for your destruction, when my hand is on the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 4:22-23
    2 verses
    79%

    22And you are to say to Pharaoh, The Lord says, Israel is the first of my sons:

    23And I said to you, Let my son go, so that he may give me worship; and you did not let him go: so now I will put the first of your sons to death.

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    19Every first male child is mine; the first male birth of your cattle, the first male of every ox and sheep.

    20A lamb may be given in payment for the young of an ass, but if you will not make payment for it, its neck will have to be broken. For all the first of your sons you are to make payment. No one is to come before me without an offering.

  • 4While the Egyptians were placing in the earth the bodies of their sons on whom the Lord had sent destruction: and their gods had been judged by him.

  • 8He put to death the first-fruits of Egypt, of man and of beast.

  • 27Then you will say, This is the offering of the Lord's Passover; for he went over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he sent death on the Egyptians, and kept our families safe. And the people gave worship with bent heads.

  • 8And you will say to your son in that day, It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.

  • 51He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;

  • 36He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.

  • 22And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.

  • Num 3:40-42
    3 verses
    73%

    40And the Lord said to Moses, Let all the first male children be numbered, and take the number of their names.

    41And give to me the Levites (I am the Lord) in place of the first sons of the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites in place of the first births among the cattle of the children of Israel.

    42So Moses had all the first sons among the children of Israel numbered, as the Lord said to him.

  • 24Then Pharaoh sent for Moses, and said, Go and give worship to the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept here: your little ones may go with you.

  • 16And this will be for a sign on your hand and for a mark on your brow: for by the strength of his hand the Lord took us out of Egypt.

  • Num 3:45-46
    2 verses
    73%

    45Take the Levites in place of all the first sons of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; the Levites are to be mine; I am the Lord.

    46And the price you have to give for the two hundred and seventy-three first sons of the children of Israel which are in addition to the number of the Levites,

  • 23For the Lord will go through the land, sending death on the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the two sides and the top of the door, the Lord will go over your door and will not let death come in for your destruction.

  • 50From the first sons of Israel he took it, a thousand, three hundred and sixty-five shekels, by the scale of the holy place;

  • Exod 1:16-18
    3 verses
    73%

    16When you are looking after the Hebrew women in childbirth, if it is a son you are to put him to death; but if it is a daughter, she may go on living.

    17But the women had the fear of God, and did not do as the king of Egypt said, but let the male children go on living.

    18And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?

  • 19All the first males to come to birth in your herd and your flock are to be holy to the Lord your God: the first birth of your ox is not to be used for work, the wool of your first lamb is not to be cut.

  • 29Do not keep back your offerings from the wealth of your grain and your vines. The first of your sons you are to give to me.

  • 21Then you will say to your son, We were servants under Pharaoh's yoke in Egypt; and the Lord took us out of Egypt with a strong hand:

  • 26But a man may not give by oath to the Lord the first-fruits of cattle which are offered to the Lord: if it is an ox or a sheep it is the Lord's.

  • 9And Moses said, We will go with our young and our old, with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds; for we are to keep a feast to the Lord.

  • 28By faith he kept the Passover, and put the sign of the blood on the houses, so that the angel of destruction might not put their oldest sons to death.

  • 1And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,

  • 13And the word of the Lord came to Moses and Aaron, with orders for the children of Israel and for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to take the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.