also to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God, the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks;
Exodus 34:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 “All that first opens the womb is mine, all your male livestock, the firstborn of cow and sheep. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All the males that first open the womb among your livestock are Mine, whether ox or sheep. American Standard Version (1901) All that openeth the womb is mine; and all thy cattle that is male, the firstlings of cow and sheep. Common English Bible Every first offspring is mine. That includes all your male livestock, the oldest offspring of cows and sheep. Catholic Public Domain Version All of the male kind, which open the womb, shall be mine: from all the animals, as much of oxen as of sheep, it shall be mine. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All of the male kind, that openeth the womb, shall be mine. Of all beasts, both of oxen and of sheep, it shall be mine. |
also to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God, the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks;
you shall set apart to the Lord all that first opens the womb. All the firstborn offspring of your livestock that are males shall be the Lord’s.
“Consecrate to me all the firstborn; whatever is the first to open the womb among the Israelites, of human beings and animals, is mine.”
“You shall not delay to make offerings from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. “The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.
The first of all the first fruits of all kinds and every offering of all kinds from all your offerings shall belong to the priests; you shall also give to the priests the first of your dough, in order that a blessing may rest on your house.
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”),