Numbers 18:17

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.

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Other Translations

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 And you shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood and sprinkle it all around on the altar.
  • Lev 3:2-5 : 2 He shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering and kill it at the entrance of the tent of meeting. Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood around the altar. 3 From the sacrifice of the peace offering, he shall offer a fire offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails, 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat on them, which is on the flanks, and the lobe above the liver, with the kidneys, he shall remove. 5 Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt offering, which is on the wood on the fire: it is a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
  • Deut 15:19-22 : 19 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. 20 You shall eat it before the LORD your God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, you and your household. 21 And if there is any blemish in it, such as if it is lame, or blind, or has any bad blemish, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God. 22 You shall eat it within your gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the gazelle and as the 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%

    15Everything 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.

    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.

  • 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.

  • 18And you shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, one young bull, and two rams; they shall be a burnt offering to the LORD, with their meat offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire, of sweet aroma to the LORD.

  • Lev 1:9-10
    2 verses
    80%

    9But its entrails and its legs shall he wash with water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.

    10And if his offering is of the flocks, namely, of the sheep or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring a male without blemish.

  • 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:

  • 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.

  • 8But you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD for a pleasing aroma; one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:

  • Num 29:36-37
    2 verses
    80%

    36But you shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a pleasing aroma to the LORD: one bull, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

    37Their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the custom:

  • 12As for the offering of the firstfruits, you shall offer them to the LORD, but they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet aroma.

  • 27But you shall offer the burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the LORD; two young bulls, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;

  • 18And you shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to the LORD, it is a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

  • 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.

  • 3And make an offering by fire to the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in fulfilling a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a pleasing aroma to the LORD, of the herd or of the flock:

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

  • 2And you shall offer a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the LORD; one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 13And you shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a pleasing aroma to the LORD; thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:

  • 13But he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.

  • 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.

  • 11And at the beginnings of your months you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD; two young bulls, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish;

  • 6And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and burn the fat for a sweet aroma to the LORD.

  • 15One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

  • 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.

  • 16The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the fire offering for a pleasing aroma: all the fat is the LORD's.

  • 1You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God any bull or sheep that has a blemish or any defect, for that is an abomination to the LORD your God.

  • 21One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

  • 3And to the children of Israel you shall speak, saying, Take a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;

  • 27One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

  • 81One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

  • 39One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

  • 51One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

  • Num 29:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    17And on the second day you shall offer twelve young bulls, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

    18And their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the custom:

  • 76%

    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.

  • 57One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

  • 25You shall receive them back from their hands and burn them on the altar as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma before the LORD. It is an offering made by fire to the LORD.

  • 3If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tent of meeting before the LORD.

  • 33One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

  • 27And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, on the altar of the LORD your God, and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on the altar of the LORD your God, and you shall eat the flesh.

  • 12If his offering is a goat, then he shall present it before the LORD.

  • 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.

  • 5And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, her flesh, her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

  • 13And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.

  • 14And he shall offer his offering to the LORD, one male lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,