Numbers 8:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When I killed the eldest sons of the Egyptians, I decided that the firstborn sons in each Israelite family would be mine, as well as every firstborn male from their flocks and herds.

Cross References

Psalm 105:36

Then God took the life of every firstborn son.

Psalm 135:8

The LORD killed the firstborn of people and animals in the land of Egypt.

Psalm 78:51

He killed the firstborn son of each Egyptian family.

Exodus 12:29

At midnight the LORD killed the firstborn son of every Egyptian family, from the son of the king to the son of every prisoner in jail. He also killed the firstborn male of every animal that belonged to the Egyptians.

Exodus 13:2

“Dedicate to me the firstborn son of every family and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. These belong to me.”

Exodus 29:44

Because of who I am, the tent will become sacred, and Aaron and his sons will become worthy to serve as my priests.

Ezekiel 20:12

And I commanded them to respect the Sabbath as a way of showing that they were holy and belonged to me.

Leviticus 27:26

All firstborn animals of your flocks and herds are already mine, and so you cannot promise any of them to me.

Numbers 8:18

But now I have chosen these Levites as substitutes for the firstborn sons,

Luke 2:23

just as the Law of the Lord says, “Each firstborn baby boy belongs to the Lord.”

John 10:36

So why do you accuse me of a terrible sin for saying that I am the Son of God? After all, it is the Father who prepared me for this work. He is also the one who sent me into the world.

John 17:19

I have given myself completely for their sake, so that they may belong completely to the truth.

Hebrews 10:29

But it is much worse to dishonour God's Son and to disgrace the blood of the promise that made us holy. And it is just as bad to insult the Holy Spirit, who shows us mercy.

Hebrews 11:28

His faith also made him celebrate Passover. He sprinkled the blood of animals on the doorposts, so that the firstborn sons of the people of Israel would not be killed by the destroying angel.

James 1:18

He wanted us to be his own special people, and so he sent the true message to give us new birth.