Exodus 13:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • 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.
  • Deut 15:19 : 19 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.
  • Luke 2:23 : 23 (As it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male who opens the womb shall be called holy 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 8:16-17 : 16 For they are entirely given to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them in place of every firstborn that opens the womb among the Israelites. 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.
  • Exod 22:29-30 : 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 23:19 : 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 34:19-20 : 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.
  • Exod 4:22 : 22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son,
  • Exod 13:12-15 : 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. 14 In the future, when your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' say to him, 'With a mighty hand, the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 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.'
  • 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,

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Num 8:16-18
    3 verses
    91%

    16For they are entirely given to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them in place of every firstborn that opens the womb among the Israelites.

    17For 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.

    18I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the Israelites.

  • Num 3:11-14
    4 verses
    90%

    11The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    12I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Levites shall be mine.

    13For 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.

    14The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying:

  • Exod 13:11-13
    3 verses
    87%

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

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

    13Redeem 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 13:1
    85%

    1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 34:19-20
    2 verses
    85%

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

    20You 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.

  • Num 18:13-15
    3 verses
    84%

    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.'

    15Every 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 13:15
    83%

    15When 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.'

  • Lev 27:26
    82%

    26However, 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 3:44-46
    3 verses
    82%

    44The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    45Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites in place of the livestock of the Israelites. The Levites shall be mine. I am the LORD.

    46For the redemption price of the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,

  • Num 3:40-42
    3 verses
    80%

    40The LORD said to Moses, "Take a census of all the firstborn males of the people of Israel, a month old and upward, and count their names."

    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."

    42So Moses counted all the firstborn among the people of Israel as the LORD commanded him.

  • Deut 15:19
    76%

    19Consecrate 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.

  • Exod 22:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29Do 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.

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

  • Exod 12:12
    75%

    12For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night and strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast, and I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.

  • Exod 4:22-23
    2 verses
    75%

    22Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son,

    23and I told you to let my son go so he may worship me, but you refused to let him go. So I will kill your firstborn son.'

  • Num 18:17
    74%

    17But 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.

  • Lev 1:2
    74%

    2Speak 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 8:14
    74%

    14In this way, you are to set the Levites apart from the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

  • Exod 11:5
    74%

    5Every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the millstones, and all the firstborn of the livestock.

  • Lev 27:9
    73%

    9If it is an animal that can be offered as an offering to the LORD, whatever is given to the LORD shall be holy.

  • Exod 34:26
    73%

    26Bring 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 12:29
    73%

    29At midnight, the LORD struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, and every firstborn of the livestock.

  • Lev 11:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,

    2Speak to the Israelites and tell them: These are the living creatures that you may eat among all the animals on the earth:

  • Ps 135:8
    73%

    8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both human and animal.

  • Lev 18:2
    73%

    2Speak to the Israelites and tell them: 'I am the LORD your God.'

  • Lev 19:2
    73%

    2Speak to the entire assembly of the Israelites and tell them: 'Be holy, because I, the LORD your God, am holy.'

  • Exod 23:19
    72%

    19Bring 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.

  • Lev 20:26
    72%

    26You shall be holy to me, for I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the peoples to be mine.

  • Exod 9:4
    72%

    4But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.

  • Exod 12:1
    72%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying:

  • Num 15:2
    72%

    2Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land where you will live, which I am giving to you,

  • Lev 27:32
    71%

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

  • Num 3:50
    71%

    50From the firstborn of the Israelites, he collected a total of 1,365 shekels, measured by the sanctuary shekel.

  • Lev 23:2
    71%

    2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: These are the appointed festivals of the Lord, which you must proclaim as holy assemblies; they are my appointed festivals.