Exodus 13:12

that thou shalt set apart whatsoever is born first, to Yahweh; and, of all firstlings of beasts which thou shalt have, the males, shall pertain to Yahweh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11And it shall be when Yahweh shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, as he sware to thee and to thy fathers,—and shalt give it thee,

13But every firstling of an ass, shalt thou redeem with a lamb or if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck,—but every firstborn of men among thy sons, shalt thou redeem.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:28God, shalt thou not revile,—and a prince among thy people, shalt thou not curse.

Exodus 34:19Every one that is the first to be born, is mine,—and every one of thy cattle that is born a male, firstling of oxen or sheep.

Leviticus 27:26Only the firstling which is born a firstling to Yahweh, among beasts, no man shall hallow it,—whether ox or sheep, unto Yahweh, it belongeth.

Numbers 3:13for, mine, is every firstborn, in the day when I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto myself every firstborn in Israel, both of man and of beast,—mine, did they become, and belong unto me, Yahweh.

Numbers 18:15every thing that is born first of all flesh that may be offered unto Yahweh among men and among beasts, shall be thine,—only thou shalt, redeem, the firstborn of men, and the firstborn of unclean beasts, shalt thou redeem.

Nehemiah 10:36also that, 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, we would bring in unto the house of our God, unto the priests who should be in attendance in the house of our God;

Matthew Henry on Exodus 13:12-17

God's Claim upon the Firstborn. ( b. c. 1491.) 11 And 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, 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. 13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man… Read the whole commentary →

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