Numbers 3:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

because all the firstborn are mine. When I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They belong to me. I am the LORD.”

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 13:2 : 2 “Set apart to me every firstborn male– the first offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it is mine.”
  • Exod 13:12 : 12 then you must give over to the LORD the first offspring of every womb. Every firstling of a beast that you have– the males will be the LORD’s.
  • Exod 13:15 : 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to release us, the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of people to the firstborn of animals. That is why I am sacrificing to the LORD the first male offspring of every womb, but all my firstborn sons I redeem.’
  • Lev 27:26 : 26 Redemption of the Firstborn“‘Surely no man may consecrate a firstborn that already belongs to the LORD as a firstborn among the animals; whether it is an ox or a sheep, it belongs to the LORD.
  • Num 8:16-17 : 16 For they are entirely given to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them for myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn sons of all the Israelites. 17 For all the firstborn males among the Israelites are mine, both humans and animals; when I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I set them apart for myself.
  • Num 18:15 : 15 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.
  • Ezek 44:30 : 30 The first of all the first fruits and all contributions of any kind will be for the priests; you will also give to the priest the first portion of your dough, so that a blessing may rest on your house.
  • Luke 2:23 : 23 (just as it is written in the law of the Lord,“Every firstborn male will be set apart to the Lord”),
  • Heb 12:23 : 23 and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect,
  • Exod 22:29 : 29 “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
  • Exod 34:19 : 19 “Every firstborn of the womb belongs to me, even every firstborn of your cattle that is a male, whether ox or sheep.
  • Exod 12:29-30 : 29 The Deliverance from Egypt It happened at midnight– the LORD attacked all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the prison, and all the firstborn of the cattle. 30 Pharaoh got up in the night, along with all his servants and all Egypt, and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was no house in which there was not someone dead.

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
    92%

    16For they are entirely given to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them for myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn sons of all the Israelites.

    17For all the firstborn males among the Israelites are mine, both humans and animals; when I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I set them apart for myself.

    18So I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn sons among the Israelites.

  • Exod 13:1-2
    2 verses
    90%

    1The Law of the Firstborn The LORD spoke to Moses:

    2“Set apart to me every firstborn male– the first offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it is mine.”

  • Num 3:11-12
    2 verses
    86%

    11Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

    12“Look, I myself have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites. So the Levites belong to me,

  • Num 3:44-46
    3 verses
    84%

    44Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

    45“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. And the Levites will be mine. I am the LORD.

    46And for the redemption of the 273 firstborn males of the Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,

  • Num 3:40-42
    3 verses
    82%

    40The Substitution for the Firstborn Then the LORD said to Moses,“Number all the firstborn males of the Israelites from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

    41And take the Levites for me– I am the LORD– instead of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.”

    42So Moses numbered all the firstborn males among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.

  • Exod 13:11-15
    5 verses
    82%

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

    12then you must give over to the LORD the first offspring of every womb. Every firstling of a beast that you have– the males will be the LORD’s.

    13Every firstling of a donkey you must redeem with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, then you must break its neck. Every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.

    14In the future, when your son asks you‘What is this?’ you are to tell him,‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the land of slavery.

    15When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to release us, the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of people to the firstborn of animals. That is why I am sacrificing to the LORD the first male offspring of every womb, but all my firstborn sons I redeem.’

  • Exod 34:19-20
    2 verses
    80%

    19“Every firstborn of the womb belongs to me, even every firstborn of your cattle that is a male, whether ox or sheep.

    20Now the firstling of a donkey you may redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons.“No one will appear before me empty-handed.

  • Num 3:14
    80%

    14The Numbering of the Levites Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai:

  • Num 18:13-15
    3 verses
    78%

    13And whatever first ripe fruit in their land they bring to the LORD will be yours; everyone who is ceremonially clean in your household may eat of it.

    14“Everything devoted in Israel will be yours.

    15The 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.

  • Exod 12:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12I will pass through the land of Egypt in the same night, and I will attack all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of humans and of animals, and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment. I am the LORD.

    13The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, so that when I see the blood I will pass over you, and this plague will not fall on you to destroy you when I attack the land of Egypt.

  • Lev 27:26
    76%

    26Redemption of the Firstborn“‘Surely no man may consecrate a firstborn that already belongs to the LORD as a firstborn among the animals; whether it is an ox or a sheep, it belongs to the LORD.

  • Exod 4:22-23
    2 verses
    75%

    22You must say to Pharaoh,‘This is what the LORD has said,“Israel is my son, my firstborn,

    23and I said to you,‘Let my son go that he may serve me,’ but since you have refused to let him go, I will surely kill your son, your firstborn!”’”

  • Exod 12:29
    74%

    29The Deliverance from Egypt It happened at midnight– the LORD attacked all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the prison, and all the firstborn of the cattle.

  • Exod 11:5
    73%

    5and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn son of the slave girl who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle.

  • Ps 135:8
    73%

    8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals.

  • Num 33:4
    73%

    4Now the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had killed among them; the LORD also executed judgments on their gods.

  • Num 8:14
    73%

    14And so you are to separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

  • Lev 25:55
    73%

    55because the Israelites are my own servants; they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

  • Num 3:50
    72%

    50From the firstborn males of the Israelites he collected the money, 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

  • Lev 22:33
    71%

    33the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.

  • Exod 22:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29“Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

    30You must also do this for your oxen and for your sheep; seven days they may remain with their mothers, but give them to me on the eighth day.

  • Exod 19:5
    71%

    5And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine,

  • Deut 15:19
    70%

    19Giving God the Best You must set apart for the LORD your God every firstborn male born to your herds and flocks. You must not work the firstborn of your bulls or shear the firstborn of your flocks.

  • Lev 11:45
    70%

    45for I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God, and you are to be holy because I am holy.

  • Lev 20:26
    70%

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

  • Amos 3:1
    69%

    1Every Effect has its Cause Listen, you Israelites, to this message which the LORD is proclaiming against you! This message is for the entire clan I brought up from the land of Egypt:

  • Num 18:17
    69%

    17But 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.

  • Lev 18:2
    69%

    2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them,‘I am the LORD your God!

  • Exod 12:1
    69%

    1The Institution of the Passover The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,

  • Ps 105:36
    68%

    36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power.

  • Lev 19:2
    68%

    2“Speak to the whole congregation of the Israelites and tell them,‘You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

  • Lev 22:31
    68%

    31“You must be sure to do my commandments. I am the LORD.