Numbers 18:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy: you shall sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shall burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet aroma to the LORD.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savor unto Jehovah.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    But the firstborne of oxen shepe and gootes shall not be redemed. For they are holy and thou shalt sprinkle their bloud apon the alter and shalt burne their fatt to be a sacrifyce of a swete sauoure vnte the Lorde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But the first frutes of an oxe, or lambe, or goate shalt thou not cause to be redemed for they are holy. Their bloude shalt thou sprenkle vpon the altare, and their fat shalt thou burne for an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto ye LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But the first borne of a kowe, or the first borne of a sheepe, or the first borne of a goate shalt thou not redeeme: for they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood at the altar, and thou shalt burne their fat: it is a sacrifice made by fire for a sweete sauour vnto the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But the first borne of a cowe, sheepe, & goate, shalt thou not redeeme, for they are holy: therfore thou shalt sprinckle their blood vpon the aulter, and shalt burne their fat as a sacrifice made by fire, for a sweete sauour vnto the Lord.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they [are] holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat [for] an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy: you shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and shall burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savor to Yahweh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Only, the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou dost not ransom, holy they `are': their blood thou dost sprinkle on the altar, and of their fat thou makest perfume, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savor unto Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savor unto Jehovah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "But you shall not redeem the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat. They are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and shall burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But you must not redeem the firstborn of a cow or a sheep or a goat; they are holy. You must splash their blood on the altar and burn their fat for an offering made by fire for a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 29:16 : 16 Slaughter the ram, take its blood, and sprinkle it around the altar.
  • Lev 3:2-5 : 2 He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood against the altar on all sides. 3 From the peace offering, he is to present a fire offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the internal organs and all the fat that is on the internal organs; 4 the two kidneys and the fat on them, which is by the flanks, and the lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. 5 Aaron's sons are to burn them on the altar, on top of the burnt offering that is over the burning wood. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
  • Deut 15:19-22 : 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. 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. 22 Eat it within your gates. Both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it, as though it were a gazelle or deer.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Num 18:15-16
    2 verses
    82%

    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.

    16When they are a month old, you shall redeem them at your valuation, which is five shekels of silver, measured by the sanctuary shekel—twenty gerahs make a shekel.

  • 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.

  • Lev 23:18
    80%

    18Along with the bread, present seven unblemished lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams as burnt offerings to the Lord, along with their grain offerings and drink offerings—an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

  • Lev 1:9-10
    2 verses
    80%

    9You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water, and the priest is to burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

    10If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock, from either the sheep or the goats, you are to offer a male without defect.

  • Num 28:19
    80%

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

  • Deut 15:19
    80%

    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.

  • Num 29:8
    80%

    8You shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs a year old, all without defect.

  • Num 29:36-37
    2 verses
    80%

    36You 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.

    37With their grain offerings and their drink offerings for the bull, the ram, and the lambs, by their number as prescribed.

  • Lev 2:12
    80%

    12You may bring them to the LORD as an offering of firstfruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.

  • Num 28:27
    79%

    27Present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD: two young bulls, one ram, and seven unblemished year-old lambs.

  • Exod 29:18
    79%

    18Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

  • Lev 22:27
    79%

    27When 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.

  • Num 15:3
    79%

    3and if you present an offering by fire to the Lord—a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or as a freewill offering, or at your appointed festivals—to create a pleasing aroma for the Lord, from the herd or the flock,

  • Num 18:18
    79%

    18Their meat shall be yours, just like the breast of the wave offering and the right thigh are yours.

  • Num 29:2
    79%

    2You shall offer a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord—one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs a year old, all without defect.

  • Lev 22:19
    78%

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

  • Exod 34:26
    78%

    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 34:20
    78%

    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 29:13
    78%

    13You 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.

  • Lev 1:13
    77%

    13You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water, and the priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

  • Exod 23:19
    77%

    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.

  • Num 28:11
    77%

    11On the first day of every month, present to the LORD a burnt offering: two young bulls, one ram, and seven unblemished year-old lambs.

  • Lev 17:6
    77%

    6The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

  • Num 7:15
    77%

    15One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering.

  • Exod 13:12
    77%

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

  • Lev 3:16
    77%

    16The priest shall burn them on the altar as food, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD.

  • Deut 17:1
    77%

    1Do 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.

  • Num 7:21
    77%

    21One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering.

  • Lev 9:3
    77%

    3And say to the Israelites, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old and without blemish, for a burnt offering.'

  • Num 7:27
    77%

    27One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering.

  • Num 7:81
    76%

    81One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering.

  • Num 7:39
    76%

    39One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering.

  • Num 7:51
    76%

    51One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering.

  • Num 29:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    17On the second day, you shall offer twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs a year old, all without defect.

    18Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed.

  • 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.

  • Num 7:57
    76%

    57One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering.

  • Exod 29:25
    76%

    25Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the Lord, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

  • Lev 1:3
    76%

    3If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you are to offer a male without defect. You must present it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that it will be acceptable to the LORD.

  • Num 7:33
    76%

    33One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering.

  • Deut 12:27
    76%

    27Offer your burnt offerings, both meat and blood, on the altar of the Lord your God. The blood of your sacrifices must be poured out beside the altar of the Lord your God, but you may eat the meat.

  • Lev 3:12
    76%

    12If his offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.

  • Lev 27:9
    76%

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

  • Num 19:5
    76%

    5Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight—its hide, its flesh, its blood, and its intestines shall all be burned.

  • Exod 29:13
    76%

    13Then take all the fat that covers the entrails, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.

  • Num 6:14
    76%

    14They are to present their offering to the LORD: a year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering, a year-old female lamb without defect for a sin offering, and a ram without defect for a fellowship offering.