Exodus 34:19
All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
Exodus 34:19 in other translations
| BSB | The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep. |
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| WEB | “All that opens the womb is mine; and all your livestock that is male, the firstborn of cow and sheep. |
| ASV | All that openeth the womb is mine; and all thy cattle that is male, the firstlings of cow and sheep. |
| YLT | ‘All opening a womb are Mine, and every firstling of thy cattle born a male, ox or sheep; |
| DARBY | — All that openeth the womb is mine; and all the cattle that is born a male, the firstling of ox and sheep. |
| BBE | Every first male child is mine; the first male birth of your cattle, the first male of every ox and sheep. |
| Webster | Every first-born is mine: and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. |
What does Exodus 34:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:8-26
8-26. Moses bowed ... and worshipped--In the East, people bow the head to royalty, and are silent when it passes by, while in the West, they take off their hats and shout.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 34:18-27
Once a week they must rest, even in ploughing time, and in harvest. All worldly business must give way to that holy rest; even harvest work will prosper the better, for the religious observance of the sabbath day in harvest time. We must show that we prefer our communion with God, and our duty to him, before the business or the joy of harvest. Thrice a year they must appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel…
Exodus 34:19 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 34:19
- 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 22:29
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.
- 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.
- Numbers 18:15-17
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. And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. 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.
- Luke 2:23
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
- Ezekiel 44:30
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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Context
- Exodus 34:18
The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.
- Exodus 34:19
All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
- Exodus 34:20
But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.
Exodus 34:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Todo lo que abre matriz, mío es; y de tu ganado todo primerizo de vaca ó de oveja que fuere macho. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – Tout ce qui ouvre la matrice est à moi, et tout ce qui naît mâle de ton bétail, le premier-né, tant du gros que du menu bétail. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Alles, was die Mutter bricht, ist mein; und all dein Vieh, das männlich geboren wird, das Erstgeborene vom Rind- und Kleinvieh. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Omne quod aperit vulvam generis masculini, meum erit. De cunctis animantibus, tam de bobus, quam de ovibus, meum erit. |