Numbers 18:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

Everything that opens the womb in all flesh, which they bring to the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be yours: nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts you shall redeem.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Everything that openeth the womb, of all flesh which they offer unto Jehovah, both of man and beast shall be thine: nevertheless the first-born of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    All that breaketh the matrice of all flesh that men bringe vnto the Lorde bothe of man and beest shalbe thyne. Neuerthelater the firstborne of man shalbe redemed and the firstborne of vncleane beestes shalbe redemed.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    All that breaketh the Matrix amonge all flesh, which they brynge vnto the LORDE, whether it be man or beest, shalbe thine. But so, that thou cause the firstborne of ma to be redemed, and that thou cause the first borne of vncleane beestes to be redemed also

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    All that first openeth the matrice of any flesh, which they shal offer vnto the Lord, of man or beast, shalbe thine: but the first borne of man shalt thou redeeme, and the first borne of the vncleane beast shalt thou redeeme.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    All that breaketh the matrice in all fleshe that men bryng vnto the Lorde, whether it be of men or beastes, shalbe thyne: Neuerthelater, the first borne of man shalt thou redeeme, & the first borne of vncleane beastes shalt thou redeeme.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Everything that opens the womb, of all flesh which they offer to Yahweh, both of man and animal shall be yours: nevertheless the firstborn of man shall you surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals shall you redeem.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    every one opening a womb of all flesh which they bring near to Jehovah, among man and among beast, is thine; only, thou dost certainly ransom the first-born of man, and the firstling of the unclean beast thou dost ransom.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Everything that openeth the womb, of all flesh which they offer unto Jehovah, both of man and beast shall be thine: nevertheless the first-born of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Everything that openeth the womb, of all flesh which they offer unto Jehovah, both of man and beast shall be thine: nevertheless the first-born of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Everything that opens the womb, of all flesh which they offer to Yahweh, both of man and animal shall be yours: nevertheless you shall surely redeem the firstborn of man, and you shall redeem the firstborn of unclean animals.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The firstborn of every womb which they present to the LORD, whether human or animal, will be yours. Nevertheless, the firstborn sons you must redeem, and the firstborn males of unclean animals you must redeem.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 34:20 : 20 But the firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, and if you do not redeem him, then you shall break his neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed.
  • Exod 13:2 : 2 Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
  • Exod 13:12-13 : 12 That you shall set apart to the LORD all that opens the womb, and every firstling that comes of a beast which you have; the males shall be the LORD'S. 13 And every firstling of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck: and all the firstborn of man among your children you shall redeem.
  • Exod 22:29 : 29 You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.
  • Lev 27:26-27 : 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. 27 And if it is of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to your estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your estimation.
  • Num 3:13 : 13 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and beast: they shall be mine: I am the LORD.
  • Num 3:46 : 46 And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are in excess of the Levites;

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Exod 13:11-13
    3 verses
    88%

    11And it shall be when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and shall give it to you,

    12That you shall set apart to the LORD all that opens the womb, and every firstling that comes of a beast which you have; the males shall be the LORD'S.

    13And every firstling of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck: and all the firstborn of man among your children you shall redeem.

  • Exod 34:19-20
    2 verses
    86%

    19All that open the womb is mine, and every firstborn among your livestock, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

    20But the firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, and if you do not redeem him, then you shall break his neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed.

  • Exod 13:1-2
    2 verses
    84%

    1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    2Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

  • Num 18:13-14
    2 verses
    83%

    13And whatever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring to the LORD, shall be yours; everyone who is clean in your house shall eat of it.

    14Everything devoted in Israel shall be yours.

  • Lev 27:26-28
    3 verses
    83%

    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.

    27And if it is of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to your estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your estimation.

    28Nevertheless no devoted thing that a man shall devote to the LORD of all that he has, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy to the LORD.

  • Num 18:16-18
    3 verses
    82%

    16And those that are to be redeemed from a month old you shall redeem, according to your estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

    17But 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.

    18And the flesh of them shall be yours, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are yours.

  • Exod 13:15
    80%

    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 opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

  • Deut 15:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19All 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.

    20You shall eat it before the LORD your God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, you and your household.

  • Num 8:16-18
    3 verses
    79%

    16For they are wholly given to me among the children of Israel; instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel, I have taken them for myself.

    17For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them to myself.

    18And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

  • Num 3:12-13
    2 verses
    78%

    12Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; therefore the Levites shall be mine;

    13Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and beast: they shall be mine: I am the LORD.

  • Exod 22:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.

    30Likewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.

  • Lev 27:9
    76%

    9And if it is a beast, of which men bring an offering to the LORD, all that any man gives of such to the LORD shall be holy.

  • Num 3:45-46
    2 verses
    75%

    45Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.

    46And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are in excess of the Levites;

  • Num 3:41
    75%

    41And you shall take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn cattle among the children of Israel.

  • Deut 18:4
    74%

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

  • Exod 34:26
    74%

    26The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

  • Lev 22:27
    74%

    27When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is born, then it shall be seven days under its mother; and from the eighth day onward it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

  • Exod 23:19
    73%

    19The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

  • Lev 1:2
    73%

    2Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, If any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of the cattle, either of the herd or of the flock.

  • Neh 10:36
    72%

    36Also the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God:

  • Lev 27:32
    72%

    32And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the LORD.

  • Lev 25:24
    72%

    24And in all the land of your possession you shall grant a redemption for the land.

  • Lev 22:19
    72%

    19You shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the cattle, of the sheep, or of the goats.

  • Num 3:50
    71%

    50From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money; one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

  • Gen 17:12
    71%

    12And he who is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male child in your generations, he who is born in the house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant.

  • Lev 27:11
    71%

    11And if it is any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice to the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest:

  • Exod 12:5
    71%

    5Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: you shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats:

  • Deut 12:6
    71%

    6And there you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the contributions of your hand, your vows, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks:

  • Num 18:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29Out of all your gifts you shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.

    30Therefore you shall say to them, When you have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted to the Levites as the increase of the threshing floor, and as the increase of the winepress.

  • Num 5:10
    71%

    10And every man's sacred offerings shall be his; whatever any man gives the priest, it shall be his.

  • Num 28:19
    71%

    19But you shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering to the LORD; two young bulls, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be to you without blemish:

  • Lev 17:3
    70%

    3Whatever man there is of the house of Israel, who kills an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,

  • Deut 14:21
    70%

    21You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself: you shall give it to the stranger that is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to an alien: for you are a holy people to the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

  • Ezek 44:30
    70%

    30And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every offering of every kind, of all your offerings, shall belong to the priests; you shall also give to the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in your house.