Numbers 3 · Verse 13

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.
Numbers 3:13, King James Version

Numbers 3:13 in other translations

BSBfor 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.”
WEBfor all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am the LORD.”
ASVfor all the first-born are mine; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast; mine they shall be: I am Jehovah.
YLTfor Mine is every first-born, in the day of My smiting every first-born in the land of Egypt I have sanctified to Myself every first-born in Israel, from man unto beast; Mine they are; I am Jehovah.'
DARBYfor every firstborn is mine. On the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and beast; mine shall they be: I am Jehovah.
BBEFor all the first sons are mine; on the day when I put to death all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I took for myself every first male birth of man and beast. They are mine; I am the Lord.
WebsterBecause all the first-born are mine; for on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, I hallowed to me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast: mine they shall be: I am the LORD.

What does Numbers 3:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 3:11-13

11-13. I have taken the Levites, &c.--The consecration of this tribe did not originate in the legislative wisdom of Moses, but in the special appointment of God, who chose them as substitutes for the first-born. By an appointment made in memory of the last solemn judgment on Egypt (from which the Israelitish households were miraculously exempt) all the first-born were consecrated to God (Ex 13:12; 22:29), who thus…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 3:1-13

Chapter Outline The sons of Aaron, The Levites taken instead of the first-born. (1-13) The Levites numbered by their families, Their duties. (14-39) The first-born are numbered. (40-51) Verses 1-13 There was much work belonging to the priests' office, and there were now only Aaron and his two sons to do it; God appoints the Levites to attend them. Those whom God finds work for, he will find help for. The Levites…

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Numbers 3:13 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.

כִּ֣יkiforH3588
לִי֮li[belongs] to <the> me
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
בְּכוֹר֒be.khOrfirstbornH1060
בְּיוֹם֩be.yOmon [the] dayH3117
הַכֹּתִ֨יha.ko.Tistruck IH5221
כָל\־khol-everyH3605
בְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorfirstbornH1060
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
הִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiI set apartH6942
לִ֤יlifor <the> myself
כָל\־khol-everyH3605
בְּכוֹר֙be.khOrfirstbornH1060
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478
מֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.Damfrom humankindH120
עַד\־'ad-untoH5704
בְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahlivestockH929
לִ֥יlito <the> me
יִהְי֖וּyih.Yuthey will belongH1961
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068

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Cross references for Numbers 3:13

  • 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;)

  • 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.

  • 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 13:15

    And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew 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 that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I 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.

  • Exodus 12:29-30

    And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

  • Numbers 8:16-17

    For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.

  • Exodus 34:19

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

  • 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 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Because.
8:16,17; 18:15; Ex 13:2,12; 22:29; 34:19; Le 27:26; Eze 44:30
Lu 2:23; Heb 12:23
on the day.
Ex 12:29,30; 13:15

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Context

  • Numbers 3:12

    And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

  • 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.

  • Numbers 3:14

    And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

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Numbers 3:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque mío es todo primogénito; desde el día que yo maté todos los primogénitos en la tierra de Egipto, yo santifiqué á mí todos los primogénitos en Israel, así de hombres como de animales: míos serán: Yo Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
car tout premier-né est à moi. Le jour où j’ai frappé tout premier-né dans le pays d’Égypte, je me suis sanctifié tout premier-né en Israël, depuis l’homme jusqu’à la bête: ils seront à moi. Je suis l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn mein ist alle Erstgeburt: an dem Tage, da ich alle Erstgeburt im Lande Ägypten schlug, habe ich mir alle Erstgeburt in Israel geheiligt vom Menschen bis zum Vieh; mir sollen sie gehören, mir, Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Meum est enim omne primogenitum: ex quo percussi primogenitos in terra Ægypti, sanctificavi mihi quidquid primum nascitur in Israël: ab homine usque ad pecus, mei sunt. Ego Dominus.