“You must give me every male in Israel that is its mother's first child. That means that every firstborn baby {boy} and every firstborn {male} animal will be mine.”
Luke 2:23 - Easy To Read Version It is written in the law of the Lord (God): “When a mother’s first baby is a boy, he shall be called ‘special for the Lord.’” {\cf2\super [32]} More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As it is written in the Law of the Lord, Every [firstborn] male that opens the womb shall be set apart and dedicated and called holy to the Lord–[Exod. 13:1, 2, 12; Num. 8:17.] American Standard Version (1901) (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord), Common English Bible It’s written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male will be dedicated to the Lord.”) Catholic Public Domain Version just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "For every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord," Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As it is written in the law of the Lord: Every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord: |
“You must give me every male in Israel that is its mother's first child. That means that every firstborn baby {boy} and every firstborn {male} animal will be mine.”
“At harvest time you should give me the first grain and the first juice from your fruit. Don’t wait until late in the year.
“A woman’s first baby always belongs to me. Even the first animals that are born from your cattle or sheep belong to me.
“A woman’s first baby and an animal’s first baby must be given to the Lord. That baby will belong to you. If the firstborn animal is unclean, [239] then it must be bought back. If the baby is a child, that child must be bought back. {That child will again belong to its family.}
“When you were in Egypt, I killed all the firstborn [32] children of the Egyptians. At that time, I took all of the firstborn children of Israel to be mine. All of the firstborn children and all the firstborn animals are mine. {But now I am giving your firstborn children back to you, and I am making the Levites mine.} I am the Lord.”