Deuteronomy 15:19

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּֽל־הַבְּכ֡וֹר אֲשֶׁר֩ יִוָּלֵ֨ד בִּבְקָרְךָ֤ וּבְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ הַזָּכָ֔ר תַּקְדִּ֖ישׁ לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לֹ֤א תַעֲבֹד֙ בִּבְכֹ֣ר שׁוֹרֶ֔ךָ וְלֹ֥א תָגֹ֖ז בְּכ֥וֹר צֹאנֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

All-the bəḵôr which yālaḏ in your bāqār and in your ṣōʾn the zāḵār you shall qāḏaš to YHWH your ʾĕlōhîm; not shall you ʿāḇaḏ with bəḵôr your šôr, and not shall you gāzaz bəḵôr your ṣōʾn.

Grammar Details

*bəḵôr*: construct state, masculine singular - firstborn of
*yālaḏ*: niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is born
*bāqār*: noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your herd
*ṣōʾn*: noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your flock
*zāḵār*: definite adjective, masculine singular - the male
*qāḏaš*: hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall sanctify
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun with possessive suffix, masculine plural - your God
*ʿāḇaḏ*: qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall work
*šôr*: noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your ox
*gāzaz*: qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall shear

Word Meanings

*bəḵôr*: firstborn/firstling
*yālaḏ*: is born/is brought forth
*bāqār*: cattle/herd/oxen
*ṣōʾn*: flock/sheep/goats
*zāḵār*: male/masculine
*qāḏaš*: sanctify/consecrate/set apart
*ʿāḇaḏ*: work/labor with/use for work
*gāzaz*: shear/cut/clip

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Referenced Verses

Exod 13:2 : 2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
Exod 13:12 : 12 That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S.
Lev 27:26 : 26 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD'S.
Num 18:15 : 15 Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.
Num 18:17 : 17 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.
Deut 12:17 : 17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:
Deut 16:14 : 14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
Rom 8:29 : 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Heb 12:23 : 23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
Deut 14:23 : 23 And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
Deut 16:11 : 11 And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
Deut 12:5-7 : 5 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: 6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: 7 And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.
Num 3:13 : 13 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.
Exod 34:19 : 19 All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

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
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26Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD'S.
Exod 13:11-13
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11And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,
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Exod 34:19-20
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19All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
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Deut 18:4
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Num 18:17
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17But 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.
Num 18:13-15
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13And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto the LORD, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it.
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Exod 23:19
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Exod 22:29-30
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29Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
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Exod 34:26
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Deut 15:20-21
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1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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18In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:
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Deut 17:1
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Lev 22:19
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Exod 12:5
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17Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:
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Lev 19:19
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Neh 10:36
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Deut 14:21-22
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21Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
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Lev 27:32
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32And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
Exod 13:15
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15And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
Num 15:11
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11Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid.
Lev 1:2
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Num 8:17
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Deut 5:14
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14But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
Num 28:26
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Lev 22:27-28
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Exod 29:1
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Num 29:26
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Num 29:13
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Lev 23:10
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Exod 23:16
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