Numbers 8:17 “For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set…”

Numbers 8:17

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are mine, both man and animal. On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for myself.

American Standard Version

For all the first-born among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.

Geneva Bible 1599

For all the first borne of the children of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast: since the day that I smote euery first borne in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for my selfe.

Darby Translation

For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are mine, both of man and beast; on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed them to myself.

Young's Literal Translation

for Mine [is] every first-born among the sons of Israel, among man and among beast; in the day of my smiting every first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself;

Bible in Basic English

For every mother's first son among the children of Israel is mine, the first male birth of man or beast: on the day when I sent death on all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I made them mine.

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Cross references

“all the”

Exodus 13:2 Luke 2:23 Exodus 13:12–15 Numbers 3:13

Exodus 13:2 · BSB

“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”

Luke 2:23 · BSB

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord” ),

Exodus 13:12–15 · BSB

you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.

Numbers 3:13 · BSB

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.”

“on the day”

Exodus 12:29 Psalm 78:51 Psalm 105:36 Psalm 135:8 Hebrews 11:28

Exodus 12:29 · BSB

Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among th…

Psalm 78:51 · BSB

He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.

Psalm 105:36 · BSB

Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.

Psalm 135:8 · BSB

He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.

Hebrews 11:28 · BSB

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.

“I sanctified”

Exodus 29:44 Leviticus 27:26 Ezekiel 20:12 John 10:36 John 17:19 Hebrews 10:29

Exodus 29:44 · BSB

So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.

Leviticus 27:26 · BSB

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.

Ezekiel 20:12 · BSB

I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

John 10:36 · BSB

then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?

John 17:19 · BSB

For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.

Hebrews 10:29 · BSB

How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.

18But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.

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