Deuteronomy 15 · Verse 19

Deuteronomy 15:19

All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy 15:19, King James Version

Deuteronomy 15:19 in other translations

BSBYou 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.
WEBYou shall dedicate all the firstborn males that are born of your herd and of your flock to the LORD your God. You shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock.
ASVAll the firstling males that are born of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto Jehovah thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy herd, nor shear the firstling of thy flock.
YLT‘Every firstling that is born in thy herd and in thy flock--the male thou dost sanctify to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not work with the firstling of thine ox, nor shear the firstling of thy flock;
DARBYEvery firstling that is born among thy kine and among thy sheep that is a male, thou shalt hallow to Jehovah thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy kine, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.
BBEAll the first males to come to birth in your herd and your flock are to be holy to the Lord your God: the first birth of your ox is not to be used for work, the wool of your first lamb is not to be cut.
WebsterAll the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

What does Deuteronomy 15:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. All the firstling males of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God--[See on Ex 13:2]; see Ex 22:30). thou shalt do not work with the firstling of thy bullock--that is, the second firstlings (see De 12:17, 18; 14:23).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:19-23
Here is a direction what to do with the firstlings. We are not now limited as the Israelites were; we make no difference between a first calf, or lamb, and the rest. Let us then look to the gospel meaning of this law, devoting ourselves and the first of our time and strength to God; and using all our comforts and enjoyments to his praise, and under the direction of his law, as we have them all by his gift.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Deuteronomy 15:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כָּֽל\־kal-everyH3605
הַבְּכ֡וֹרha.be.Khor<the> firstbornH1060
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhichH834
יִוָּלֵ֨דyi.va.Ledit will be bornH3205
בִּבְקָרְךָ֤biv.ka.re.Chain herd yourH1241
וּבְצֹֽאנְךָ֙u.ve.tzo.ne.Khaand in flock yourH6629
הַזָּכָ֔רha.za.Kharthe maleH2145
תַּקְדִּ֖ישׁtak.Dishyou will consecrateH6942
לַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
תַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.Vodyou will laborH5647
בִּבְכֹ֣רbiv.Khorby [the] firstborn ofH1060
שׁוֹרֶ֔ךָsho.Re.khaox[en] yourH7794
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
תָגֹ֖זta.Gozyou will shearH1494
בְּכ֥וֹרbe.Khor[the] firstborn ofH1060
צֹאנֶֽךָ\׃tzo.Ne.khasheep yourH6629

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 15:19

  • Exodus 13:2

    Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

  • Exodus 13:12

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 12:17

    Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:

  • Numbers 18:15

    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.

  • Leviticus 27:26

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 16:14

    And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

  • Numbers 18:17

    But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the Lord.

  • Deuteronomy 12:5-7

    But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.

  • Hebrews 12:23

    To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

  • Exodus 34:19

    All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

  • Numbers 3:13

    Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the Lord.

  • Deuteronomy 14:23

    And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always.

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the firstling.
Ex 13:2,12; 34:19; Le 27:26; Nu 3:13; 18:17; Ro 8:29; Heb 12:23
thou shalt do.
12:5-7,17; 14:23; 16:11,14; Nu 18:15

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 15:18

    It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.

  • Deuteronomy 15:19

    All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

  • Deuteronomy 15:20

    Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and thy household.

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Deuteronomy 15:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Santificarás á Jehová tu Dios todo primerizo macho que nacerá de tus vacas y de tus ovejas: no te sirvas del primerizo de tus vacas, ni trasquiles el primerizo de tus ovejas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu sanctifieras à l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, tout premier-né mâle qui naîtra parmi ton gros bétail ou ton menu bétail. Tu ne laboureras pas avec le premier-né de ta vache; et tu ne tondras pas le premier-né de tes brebis:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Alles männliche Erstgeborene, das unter deinen Rindern unter deinem Kleinvieh geboren wird, sollst du Jehova, deinem Gott, heiligen. Du sollst mit dem Erstgeborenen deines Rindes nicht arbeiten, und du sollst das Erstgeborene deines Kleinviehes nicht scheren:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
De primogenitis, quæ nascuntur in armentis, et in ovibus tuis, quidquid est sexus masculini, sanctificabis Domino Deo tuo. Non operaberis in primogenito bovis, et non tondebis primogenita ovium.