Numbers 3:13 KJV
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.
Difficult Passages
- Were the Levites twenty-two thousand, or twenty-two thousand three hundred?The three hundred were the Levites’ own firstborn, already the LORD’s, who couldn’t be given in place of Israel’s firstborn.
Matthew Henry
- The sons of Aaron, The Levites taken instead of the first-bornThere 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...
Thompson Chains
- First-bornLink 4 of 6 · next Deuteronomy 21:17
- God's JudgmentsSee the chain from Exodus 6:6 · 10 links
- God's Claims FirstStarts here · next Deuteronomy 26:2 · 3 links
Cross References
- 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.
- 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. …
- 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 34:19 All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
- 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. …
- 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.
- 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.
- 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;)
- 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,
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Topics
- Camp Of the Israelites around the tabernacle
- Firstborn Of man and beast, reserved to himself by God
- Levites Set apart as ministers of religion
- Minister, Christian Call of Minister, Christian
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Places
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- Places in Numbers 3 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.
- IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Because all the firstborn לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct בְּכוֹר bĕkôr בְּכוֹר Noun · masculine singular
- mine; for on the day בְּיוֹם bĕyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- that I smote כִּי kî Conjunction הַכֹּתִי hakkōtî נָכָה Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- all the firstborn כָל kol Noun · masculine singular construct בְּכוֹר bĕkôr בְּכוֹר Noun · masculine singular
- in the land בְּאֶרֶץ bĕʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of Egypt מִצְרַיִם miṣrayim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
- I hallowed הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי hiqdaštî קָדַשׁ Verb · hiphil perfect, first person common singular
- unto me all the firstborn לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular כָל kol Noun · masculine singular construct בְּכוֹר bĕkôr בְּכוֹר Noun · masculine singular
- in Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל bĕyiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name · with preposition
- both man מֵאָדָם mēʾādām אָדָם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
- and beast עַד ʿad Preposition בְּהֵמָה bĕhēmâ בְּהֵמָה Noun · feminine singular
- mine shall they be: I am the LORD לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular יִהְיוּ yihyû Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural אֲנִי ʾănî Pronoun · first person common singular יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
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