Numbers 3:13

Easy To Read Version

“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.”

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:36

“Just as it is also written in the Law, this is what we will do: We will bring our firstborn sons, and the firstborn cows, sheep, and goats. We will bring those firstborn to the temple of our God. We will bring them to the priests that are serving there.\par

Exodus 13:12

you must remember to give him every firstborn boy. And every male animal that is the firstborn must be given to the Lord.

Exodus 13:15

In Egypt, Pharaoh was stubborn. He refused to let us leave. So the Lord killed every firstborn [87] in all the land. (The Lord killed the firstborn animals and the firstborn sons. [88])That is why I give every firstborn male animal to the Lord. And that is why I buy back each of my firstborn sons from the Lord.’

Exodus 13:2

“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.”

Exodus 22:29

“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.

Exodus 34:19

“A woman’s first baby always belongs to me. Even the first animals that are born from your cattle or sheep belong to me.

Ezekiel 44:30

And the first part of the harvest from every kind of crop will be for the priests. You will also give the priests the first of your dough. This will bring blessings to your house.

Leviticus 27:26

“People can give cows and sheep as special gifts to the Lord. But if the animal is the firstborn, then that animal already belongs to the Lord. So people can’t give those animals as special gifts.

Numbers 18:15

“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.}

Numbers 18:6

I myself chose the Levite people from among all the people of Israel. They are like a gift to you. I gave them to you to serve the Lord and work in the Meeting Tent. [234]

Numbers 3:41

{In the past I said that} I would take all the firstborn [43] men and boys of Israel. But now I, the Lord, will take the Levites. I will also take the firstborn animals from the Levites instead of taking all the firstborn animals from the other people in Israel.”

Numbers 33:4

The Egyptians were burying all of the people that the Lord killed. They were burying all of their firstborn [373] {sons}. The Lord had shown his judgment against the gods [374] of Egypt.

Luke 2:23

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]}

Hebrews 12:23

You have come to the meeting of God’s firstborn {\cf2\super [167]} children. Their names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all people. And you have come to the spirits of good people who have been made perfect.