Deuteronomy 15:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Consecrate every firstborn male of your herd and flock to the Lord your God. Do not work the firstborn of your oxen or shear the firstborn of your sheep.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    All the firstborn males that come of your herd and of your flock you shall sanctify to the LORD your God: you shall do no work with the firstborn of your bull, nor shear the firstborn of your sheep.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    All the firstling{H1060} males{H2145} that are born{H3205} of thy herd{H1241} and of thy flock{H6629} thou shalt sanctify{H6942} unto Jehovah{H3068} thy God:{H430} thou shalt do no work{H5647} with the firstling{H1060} of thy herd,{H7794} nor shear{H1494} the firstling{H1060} of thy flock.{H6629}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    All the firstling{H1060} males{H2145} that come{H3205}{(H8735)} of thy herd{H1241} and of thy flock{H6629} thou shalt sanctify{H6942}{(H8686)} unto the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}: thou shalt do no work{H5647}{(H8799)} with the firstling{H1060} of thy bullock{H7794}, nor shear{H1494}{(H8799)} the firstling{H1060} of thy sheep{H6629}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    All the firstborne that come of thine oxen and of thi shepe that are males, thou shalt halowe vnto the Lorde thi God. Thou shalt do no seruyce with the firstborne of thi shepe:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    All the first borne that come of thine oxen and shepe, yt are males, shalt thou halowe vnto the LORDE thy God. Thou shalt not plowe with the firstborne of thine oxe, and shalt not clyppe the firstborne of thy shepe:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    All the first borne males that come of thy cattell, and of thy sheepe, thou shalt sanctifie vnto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt do no worke with thy first borne bullocke, nor sheare thy first borne sheepe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    All the first males that come of thy cattell and of thy sheepe, thou shalt halowe vnto the Lorde thy God: Thou shalt do no worke with the first borne bullocke, nor sheare the first gendred of thy sheepe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    All the firstborn males that are born of your herd and of your flock you shall sanctify to Yahweh your God: you shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Every firstling that is born in thy herd and in thy flock -- the male thou dost sanctify to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not work with the firstling of thine ox, nor shear the firstling of thy flock;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    All the firstling males that are born of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto Jehovah thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy herd, nor shear the firstling of thy flock.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    All the firstling males that are born of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto Jehovah thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy herd, nor shear the firstling of thy flock.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    All the firstborn males that are born of your herd and of your flock you shall sanctify to Yahweh your God: you shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Giving God the Best You must set apart for the LORD your God every firstborn male born to your herds and flocks. You must not work the firstborn of your bulls or shear the firstborn of your flocks.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 13:2 : 2 Set apart to me every firstborn, the first male offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it belongs to me.
  • Exod 13:12 : 12 you shall set apart to the LORD all that first opens the womb. Every firstborn male of your livestock belongs to the LORD.
  • Lev 27:26 : 26 However, no one may dedicate the firstborn of their animals, because the firstborn already belongs to the LORD, whether it is an ox or a sheep.
  • Num 18:15 : 15 Every firstborn that opens the womb, of all flesh offered to the LORD, whether human or animal, shall belong to you. However, you must surely redeem the firstborn of humans and redeem the firstborn of unclean animals.
  • Num 18:17 : 17 But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat. They are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
  • Deut 12:17 : 17 You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, new wine, or oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or any of your vowed offerings, freewill offerings, or special contributions.
  • Deut 16:14 : 14 Be joyful at your festival—you, your son and daughter, your male and female servants, the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow who live in your towns.
  • Rom 8:29 : 29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
  • Heb 12:23 : 23 to the assembly of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
  • Deut 14:23 : 23 You shall eat the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He chooses for His name to dwell, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.
  • Deut 16:11 : 11 Rejoice before the Lord your God—you, your son and daughter, your male and female servants, the Levite in your towns, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow living among you, in the place the Lord your God chooses to establish His name.
  • Deut 12:5-7 : 5 Instead, seek the place that the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put His name and make His presence dwell, and go there. 6 Bring there your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your special gifts, what you have vowed to give, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks. 7 There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has blessed you with.
  • Num 3:13 : 13 For all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of humans and of animals. They shall be mine. I am the LORD.
  • Exod 34:19 : 19 The firstborn of every womb belongs to Me, including the firstborn males of your livestock, whether ox or sheep.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Lev 27:26
    82%

    26 However, no one may dedicate the firstborn of their animals, because the firstborn already belongs to the LORD, whether it is an ox or a sheep.

  • Exod 13:11-13
    3 verses
    82%

    11 When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and your ancestors, and gives it to you,

    12 you shall set apart to the LORD all that first opens the womb. Every firstborn male of your livestock belongs to the LORD.

    13 Redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you must break its neck. And you must redeem every firstborn among your sons.

  • Exod 34:19-20
    2 verses
    81%

    19 The firstborn of every womb belongs to Me, including the firstborn males of your livestock, whether ox or sheep.

    20 You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one is to appear before Me empty-handed.

  • Deut 18:4
    80%

    4 You shall give him the firstfruits of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the first fleece of your sheep.

  • Num 18:17
    80%

    17 But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat. They are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

  • Num 18:13-15
    3 verses
    79%

    13 'The first ripe produce of all that is in their land, which they bring to the LORD, shall be yours. Everyone in your household who is ceremonially clean may eat of it.'

    14 'Everything in Israel that is devoted to the LORD shall be yours.'

    15 Every firstborn that opens the womb, of all flesh offered to the LORD, whether human or animal, shall belong to you. However, you must surely redeem the firstborn of humans and redeem the firstborn of unclean animals.

  • Exod 23:19
    79%

    19 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the LORD your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.

  • Exod 22:29-30
    2 verses
    79%

    29 Do the same with your cattle and your sheep; let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.

    30 You are to be holy to me. Do not eat meat torn by wild animals in the field; throw it to the dogs.

  • Exod 34:26
    78%

    26 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the LORD your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.

  • Deut 15:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20 Each year, you and your household shall eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place He will choose.

    21 But if there is a defect in it, such as being lame or blind, or having any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

  • Exod 13:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    2 Set apart to me every firstborn, the first male offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it belongs to me.

  • Num 28:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18 The first day shall be a sacred assembly. You are not to do any regular work.

    19 Present a fire offering as a burnt offering to the LORD: two young bulls, one ram, and seven unblemished year-old lambs.

  • Deut 17:1
    76%

    1 Do not sacrifice to the LORD your God a bull or sheep with a defect or any flaw, for that would be detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Lev 22:19
    75%

    19 it must be a male without defect to be accepted, from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats.

  • Exod 12:5
    74%

    5 Your lamb must be an unblemished male, a year old; you may take it from either the sheep or the goats.

  • Deut 12:17
    74%

    17 You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, new wine, or oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or any of your vowed offerings, freewill offerings, or special contributions.

  • Deut 12:6
    74%

    6 Bring there your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your special gifts, what you have vowed to give, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

  • Deut 15:14
    74%

    14 Provide them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Give to them as the Lord your God has blessed you.

  • Lev 19:19
    74%

    19 Keep my decrees. Do not mate different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two kinds of material.

  • Neh 10:36
    73%

    36 We also pledged to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit from every tree, year by year, to the house of the LORD.

  • Deut 14:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21 You shall not eat anything that dies naturally. You may give it to the foreigner living in your towns so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people set apart for the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

    22 Be sure to set aside a tenth of all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year.

  • Lev 27:32
    73%

    32 Every tithe of the herd or flock, every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod, will be holy to the LORD.

  • Exod 13:15
    73%

    15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in Egypt, both human and animal. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD every male that first opens the womb and redeem every firstborn of my sons.'

  • Num 15:11
    73%

    11 This is how it will be done for each bull, each ram, each lamb, or goat.

  • Lev 1:2
    73%

    2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When anyone among you brings an offering to the LORD, you are to bring your offering from the livestock—either from the herd or the flock.

  • Num 8:17
    73%

    17 For every firstborn among the Israelites is mine, whether human or animal. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself.

  • Deut 5:14
    72%

    14 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female servant, your ox, your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the foreigner residing in your towns—so that your male and female servants may rest as you do.

  • Num 28:26
    72%

    26 On the day of firstfruits, when you bring a new grain offering to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, hold a sacred assembly. You are not to do any regular work.

  • Lev 22:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27 When an ox, sheep, or goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day onward, it will be acceptable as an offering made by fire to the LORD.

    28 Do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young on the same day.

  • Exod 29:1
    72%

    1 This is the procedure you shall follow to consecrate them to serve Me as priests: Take one young bull and two unblemished rams.

  • Num 29:26
    72%

    26 On the fifth day, nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect.

  • Num 29:13
    72%

    13 You shall offer a burnt offering, a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs a year old, all without defect.

  • Num 3:41
    72%

    41 "And you shall take the Levites for me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the people of Israel."

  • Num 29:36
    72%

    36 You shall present a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old without defect.

  • Lev 23:10
    72%

    10 Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land that I am giving you and you harvest its crops, you must bring the first sheaf of your harvest to the priest.

  • Num 29:20
    71%

    20 On the third day, eleven bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect.

  • Ps 50:9
    71%

    9 I will not take a bull from your house, nor goats from your pens.

  • Num 29:29
    71%

    29 On the sixth day, eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect.

  • Exod 23:16
    71%

    16 Celebrate the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of your work, of what you sow in the field, and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your produce from the field.