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Exodus 13:1
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Exodus 13:1
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Consecration of the Firstborn
13 The Lord said to Moses,
Exodus 13:2
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Exodus 13:2
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2 “Consecrate to me every firstborn male.(A) The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”
Exodus 13:2
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Exodus 13:2
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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.
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Exodus 22:29
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Exodus 22:29
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29 “Do not hold back offerings(A) from your granaries or your vats.[a]
“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.(B)
Footnotes
- Exodus 22:29 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Exodus 22:29
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Exodus 22:29
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29 Thou 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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Exodus 34:19
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Exodus 34:19
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19 “The first offspring(A) of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock.
Exodus 34:19
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Exodus 34:19
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19 All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
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Leviticus 27:26
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Leviticus 27:26
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26 “‘No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord;(A) whether an ox[a] or a sheep, it is the Lord’s.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 27:26 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.
Leviticus 27:26
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Leviticus 27:26
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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.
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Numbers 18:15
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Numbers 18:15
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15 The first offspring of every womb, both human and animal, that is offered to the Lord is yours.(A) But you must redeem(B) every firstborn(C) son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.(D)
Numbers 18:15
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Numbers 18:15
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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.
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Ezekiel 44:30
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Ezekiel 44:30
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30 The best of all the firstfruits(A) and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal(B) so that a blessing(C) may rest on your household.(D)
Ezekiel 44:30
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Ezekiel 44:30
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30 And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
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Luke 2:23
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Luke 2:23
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23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”[a]),(A)
Footnotes
- Luke 2:23 Exodus 13:2,12
Luke 2:23
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Luke 2:23
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23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
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