12 (A)that you shall [a]set apart to the Lord all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the Lord’s.

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  1. Exodus 13:12 Lit. cause to pass over

12 you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.(A)

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15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that (A)the Lord killed 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 males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

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15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed the firstborn of both people and animals in Egypt. This is why I sacrifice to the Lord the first male offspring of every womb and redeem each of my firstborn sons.’(A)

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17 (A)For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I [a]sanctified them to Myself.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 8:17 set them apart

17 Every firstborn male in Israel, whether human or animal,(A) is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself.(B)

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