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The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Dedicate to me every firstborn among the Israelites. The first offspring to be born, of both humans and animals, belongs to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, <i>both</i> of man and of beast: it <i>is</i> mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, <i>both</i> of man and beast; it is Mine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Sanctify to Me every firstborn, the firstborn of every womb among the sons of Israel, among people and animals <i>alike;</i> it belongs to Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Sanctify to Me every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and beast; it belongs to Me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Sanctify to Me every first-born, the first offspring of every womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and beast; it belongs to Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Sanctify to Me every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and beast; it belongs to Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Sanctify to Me [that is, set apart for My purpose] every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal; it is Mine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Consecrate every firstborn male to me, the firstborn from every womb among the Israelites, both man and domestic animal; it is mine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Consecrate every firstborn male to Me, the firstborn from every womb among the Israelites, both man and domestic animal; it is Mine.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Dedicate to me the first-born son of every family and the first-born males of your flocks and herds. These belong to me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Set apart every firstborn male for me. Every firstborn male offspring among the Israelites is mine, whether human or animal."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Dedicate all the first-born males to me, for every first-born male Israelite and every first-born male animal belongs to me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Consecrate to me every firstborn male. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the Israelis, both of humans and of animals, belongs to me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Set apart to me every firstborn male--the first offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it is mine." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Sanctify to me all of the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Sanctify to me all the first-born, whatever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Sanctify to Me every firstborn, opening any womb among the sons of Israel, among man and among beast; it [is] Mine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sanctify to Me every first-born, opening any womb among the sons of Israel, among man and among beast; it is Mine.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Consecrate to me every first-born bursting open every womb among the sons of Israel, of man and of cattle: it is to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Sanctify unto me every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel, as well of men as of beasts: for they are all mine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Sanctify to me every firstborn which opens the womb among the sons of Israel, as much of men as of cattle. For they are all mine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Consecrate to me every firstborn; whatever opens the womb among the Israelites, whether of human being or beast, belongs to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Consecrate to me all the firstborn; whatever is the first to open the womb among the Israelites, of human beings and animals, is mine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Sanctify to me every first-born that opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of men and of animals; for they are mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Hallow to me every firstborn that opens every womb of the children of Israel, of men and of beast; they are mine.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Sanctify unto Me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast, it is Mine.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Sanctify to me every first-born, first produced, opening every womb among the children of Israel both of man and beast: it is mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/13-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=3176" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/13.htm">The Dedication of the Firstborn</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then the LORD said to Moses, <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: qad·deš- (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">“Consecrate</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/1060.htm" title="1060: bə·ḵō·wr (N-ms) -- First-born. From bakar; firstborn; hence, chief.">firstborn male.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6363.htm" title="6363: pe·ṭer (N-msc) -- That which separates or first opens. Or pitrah; from patar; a fissure, i.e. firstling.">The firstborn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">from every</a> <a href="/hebrew/7358.htm" title="7358: re·ḥem (N-ms) -- Womb. From racham; the womb.">womb</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: biḇ·nê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">among the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">belongs</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: bā·’ā·ḏām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">both of man</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: ū·ḇab·bə·hê·māh (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">and beast.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-13.htm">Numbers 3:13</a></span><br />for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/8-17.htm">Numbers 8:17</a></span><br />For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-23.htm">Luke 2:23</a></span><br />(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/27-26.htm">Leviticus 27:26</a></span><br />But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-19.htm">Deuteronomy 15:19</a></span><br />You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-15.htm">Numbers 18:15</a></span><br />The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29-30</a></span><br />You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons. / You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-36.htm">Nehemiah 10:36</a></span><br />And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29</a></span><br />For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-23.htm">Hebrews 12:23</a></span><br />in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20-23</a></span><br />But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. / For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-18.htm">Colossians 1:18</a></span><br />And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">Psalm 78:51</a></span><br />He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-36.htm">Psalm 105:36</a></span><br />Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">Jeremiah 2:3</a></span><br />Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who devoured her were found guilty; disaster came upon them,’” declares the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.</p><p class="hdg">sanctify.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Exodus 13:12-15</a></b></br> 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 <i>shall be</i> the LORD'S… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-22.htm">Exodus 4:22</a></b></br> And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel <i>is</i> my son, <i>even</i> my firstborn:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29,30</a></b></br> Thou shalt not delay <i>to offer</i> the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/exodus/9-4.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Child</a> <a href="/exodus/12-51.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">First</a> <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/joel/2-16.htm">Hallow</a> <a href="/exodus/12-16.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/12-51.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/12-51.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/12-42.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/12-48.htm">Male</a> <a href="/exodus/2-8.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/exodus/1-5.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/exodus/8-13.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/2-6.htm">Openeth</a> <a href="/exodus/2-6.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Opens</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-15.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/exodus/12-10.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/genesis/39-22.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/genesis/49-25.htm">Womb</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/exodus/20-17.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Child</a> <a href="/exodus/13-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">First</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/exodus/13-13.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/exodus/19-10.htm">Hallow</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Male</a> <a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Openeth</a> <a href="/exodus/28-32.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Opens</a> <a href="/exodus/19-10.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/exodus/19-8.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/exodus/21-30.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Womb</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-1.htm">The firstborn are sanctified to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">The memorial of the Passover is commanded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">The firstborn of man and beast are set apart</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-17.htm">The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-20.htm">They come to Etham</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">God guides them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The act of consecration signifies setting apart for a sacred purpose. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the firstborn held a place of prominence and responsibility, often inheriting leadership roles within the family. This command underscores the idea that the firstborn, representing the strength and future of the family, is dedicated to God. This consecration is a reminder of God's deliverance during the Passover, where the firstborn of Egypt were struck down, but the Israelites were spared. Theologically, this foreshadows the ultimate consecration of Jesus Christ, the firstborn over all creation (<a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a>), who is set apart for the redemption of humanity.<p><b>The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me,</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the ownership and sovereignty of God over all creation, particularly His chosen people, Israel. The firstborn of every womb signifies the totality of life and the beginning of new generations. In the cultural context, this command would have been a significant reminder of God's claim over the people He delivered. The dedication of the firstborn is a perpetual acknowledgment of God's saving acts and His covenant relationship with Israel. This concept is further developed in the New Testament, where believers are described as a kind of firstfruits of God's creatures (<a href="/james/1-18.htm">James 1:18</a>), indicating a life consecrated to God.<p><b>both of man and beast.</b><br>The inclusion of both man and beast highlights the comprehensive nature of God's claim. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, livestock was a critical component of wealth and survival. By requiring the consecration of the firstborn of animals, God is asserting His lordship over all aspects of life, not just human affairs. This requirement also serves as a reminder of the plagues in Egypt, where the firstborn of both man and beast were struck down. Theologically, this points to the sacrificial system that would later be established, where animals were offered to atone for sin, ultimately pointing to Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who commands the consecration of the firstborn, emphasizing His authority and ownership over Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who receives and communicates God's command to the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God who are instructed to consecrate their firstborn to Him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/firstborn.htm">Firstborn</a></b><br>Refers to the first male offspring of both humans and animals, signifying a special status and dedication to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land from which the Israelites are being delivered, setting the context for the command as part of their liberation account.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_ownership.htm">Divine Ownership</a></b><br>The command to consecrate the firstborn underscores God's ownership over all creation. As believers, we are reminded that everything we have belongs to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_gratitude.htm">Remembrance and Gratitude</a></b><br>The consecration serves as a perpetual reminder of God's deliverance from Egypt. We are called to remember and be grateful for our own deliverance through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_dedication.htm">Holiness and Dedication</a></b><br>The act of consecration signifies setting apart for a holy purpose. We are encouraged to dedicate our lives and resources to God's service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/substitutionary_atonement.htm">Substitutionary Atonement</a></b><br>The concept of the firstborn points to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, the firstborn of all creation, who redeems us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a></b><br>The practice of consecrating the firstborn is a teaching tool for future generations, emphasizing the importance of passing down faith and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites_replace_firstborns.htm">If the Levites replaced all Israel’s firstborn in worship (Numbers 8:16–18), how does this reconcile with earlier promises safeguarding the special status of firstborns?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_sanctify_israel's_firstborn.htm">Exodus 13:2 – How could a just and moral God demand the sanctification of every firstborn child in Israel? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_redeem_273_extra_firstborns.htm">Numbers 3:43 – Why is there a mismatch requiring the redemption of 273 surplus firstborn, suggesting an uneven count? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_mary's_perpetual_virginity_doctrine.htm">Is Mary's perpetual virginity a recognized doctrine?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XIII.<p>SANCTIFICATION OF THE FIRSTBORN, AND LAW OF REDEMPTION.</span><p>(2) <span class= "bld">Sanctify unto me all the firstborn.</span>--It was a reasonable demand that the existing firstborn of Israel, spared by God when the Egyptian firstborn were destroyed, should be regarded thenceforth as His, and set apart for His service. The extension of the demand to existing beasts was also reasonable, since they too had been spared. God's further requirement, that henceforth all the future firstborn should also be His, was intended to perpetuate the memory of the recent deliverance, and to help to fix it in the mind of the nation. The substitution of a redemption in the case of unclean beasts was necessitated by the circumstances of the case, since they could not be sacrificed; and the redemption of the firstborn sons naturally followed when the Levitical priesthood was established, and their services were no longer necessary. (See <a href="/context/numbers/3-40.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.">Numbers 3:40-51</a>; <a href="/numbers/18-16.htm" title="And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shall you redeem, according to your estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.">Numbers 18:16</a>.) The Jews still observe the ordinance, so far as the children are concerned, and redeem the son which has "opened the womb" on the thirtieth day after the birth.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Sanctify unto me</span>. Not by any positive ceremony, but by regarding it as "set apart unto the Lord" (verse 12) - made over to him, that is, as his own. <span class="cmt_word">All the first-born</span>. The Hebrew word used is masculine, and by its proper force limits the command to the first-born <span class="accented">males</span>, who alone had been in danger from the tenth plague. <span class="cmt_word">Whatever openeth the womb</span>. This clause added definiteness, showing that "first-born" did not contain any reference to any later Birth, and that it applied to every case where a woman's first child was a male. It is mine. Or, "it shall be mine." I claim it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/13-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Consecrate</span><br /><span class="heb">קַדֶּשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(qad·deš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be set apart or consecrated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">firstborn male.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכ֜וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1060.htm">Strong's 1060: </a> </span><span class="str2">Firstborn, chief</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The firstborn</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֤טֶר</span> <span class="translit">(pe·ṭer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6363.htm">Strong's 6363: </a> </span><span class="str2">That which separates or first opens</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">womb</span><br /><span class="heb">רֶ֙חֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(re·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7358.htm">Strong's 7358: </a> </span><span class="str2">The womb </span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּבְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(biḇ·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">belongs</span><br /><span class="heb">הֽוּא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Me,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">[both] of man</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָדָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and beast.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇab·bə·hê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/13-2.htm">OT Law: Exodus 13:2 Sanctify to me all of the firstborn (Exo. 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