Exodus 13:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Let 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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 3:13 : 13 For 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.
  • Deut 15:19 : 19 All 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.
  • Luke 2:23 : 23 (As it says in the law of the Lord, Every mother's first male child is to be holy to the Lord),
  • Lev 27:26 : 26 But 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.
  • Num 18:15 : 15 The 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.
  • Num 8:16-17 : 16 For 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. 17 For 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.
  • Exod 22:29-30 : 29 Do 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. 30 In the same way with your oxen and your sheep: for seven days let the young one be with its mother; on the eighth day give it to me.
  • Exod 23:19 : 19 The best of the first-fruits of your land are to be taken into the house of the Lord your God. The young goat is not to be cooked in its mother's milk.
  • Exod 34:19-20 : 19 Every first male child is mine; the first male birth of your cattle, the first male of every ox and sheep. 20 A 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.
  • Exod 4:22 : 22 And you are to say to Pharaoh, The Lord says, Israel is the first of my sons:
  • Exod 13:12-15 : 12 You 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. 13 And 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. 14 And 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: 15 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.
  • Heb 12:23 : 23 To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 8:16-18
    3 verses
    91%

    16 For 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.

    17 For 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.

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

  • Num 3:11-14
    4 verses
    90%

    11 And the Lord said to Moses,

    12 See, 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;

    13 For 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.

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

  • Exod 13:11-13
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    87%

    11 And 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,

    12 You 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.

    13 And 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.

  • Exod 13:1
    85%

    1 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 34:19-20
    2 verses
    85%

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

    20 A 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.

  • Num 18:13-15
    3 verses
    84%

    13 The earliest produce from their land which they take to the Lord is to be yours; everyone in your house who is clean may have it for his food.

    14 Everything given by oath to the Lord in Israel is to be yours.

    15 The 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.

  • Exod 13:15
    83%

    15 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.

  • Lev 27:26
    82%

    26 But 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.

  • Num 3:44-46
    3 verses
    82%

    44 And the Lord said to Moses,

    45 Take 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.

    46 And 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,

  • Num 3:40-42
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    80%

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

    41 And 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.

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

  • Deut 15:19
    76%

    19 All 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.

  • Exod 22:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29 Do 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.

    30 In the same way with your oxen and your sheep: for seven days let the young one be with its mother; on the eighth day give it to me.

  • Exod 12:12
    75%

    12 For 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.

  • Exod 4:22-23
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    75%

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

    23 And 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.

  • Num 18:17
    74%

    17 But no such payment may be made for the first birth of an ox or a sheep or a goat; these are holy: their blood is to be dropped on the altar, and their fat burned for an offering made by fire, a sweet smell to the Lord.

  • Lev 1:2
    74%

    2 Give these orders to the children of Israel: When anyone of you makes an offering to the Lord, you are to take it from the cattle, from the herd or from the flock.

  • Num 8:14
    74%

    14 So you are to make the Levites separate from the children of Israel, and the Levites will be mine.

  • Exod 11:5
    74%

    5 And 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.

  • Lev 27:9
    73%

    9 And if it is a beast of which men make offerings to the Lord, whatever any man gives of such to the Lord will be holy.

  • Exod 34:26
    73%

    26 Take the first-fruits of your land as an offering to the house of the Lord your God. Let not the young goat be cooked in its mother's milk

  • Exod 12:29
    73%

    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.

  • Lev 11:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

    2 Say to the children of Israel: These are the living things which you may have for food among all the beasts on the earth.

  • Ps 135:8
    73%

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

  • Lev 18:2
    73%

    2 Say to the children of Israel, I am the Lord your God.

  • Lev 19:2
    73%

    2 Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.

  • Exod 23:19
    72%

    19 The best of the first-fruits of your land are to be taken into the house of the Lord your God. The young goat is not to be cooked in its mother's milk.

  • Lev 20:26
    72%

    26 And you are to be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy and have made you separate from the nations, so that you may be my people.

  • Exod 9:4
    72%

    4 And the Lord will make a division between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; there will be no loss of any of the cattle of Israel.

  • Exod 12:1
    72%

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

  • Num 15:2
    72%

    2 Say to the children of Israel, When you have come into the land which I am giving to you for your resting-place,

  • Lev 27:32
    71%

    32 And a tenth part of the herd and of the flock, whatever goes under the rod of the valuer, will be holy to the Lord.

  • Num 3:50
    71%

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

  • Lev 23:2
    71%

    2 Say to the children of Israel, These are the fixed feasts of the Lord, which you will keep for holy meetings: these are my feasts.