Exodus 13:12

God's Word

sacrifice every firstborn male offspring to the Lord. The firstborn male offspring of each of your animals belongs to the Lord.

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:36

Following the directions in the Teachings, we have drawn lots to decide who should bring the firstborn of our sons, our cattle, and our flocks to the priests serving in our God’s temple.

Nehemiah 10:37

Also, we have drawn lots to decide who should bring the best of our coarse flour, contributions, fruit from every tree, new wine, and olive oil to the priests, to the storerooms. We will bring for the Levites one-tenth of the produce from our fields, because the Levites are the ones who collect one-tenth of the produce from all our farm communities.

Exodus 13:1

The Lord spoke to Moses,

Exodus 13:2

“Set apart every firstborn male for me. Every firstborn male offspring among the Israelites is mine, whether human or animal.”

Exodus 22:28

“Never show disrespect for God or curse a leader of your people.

Exodus 22:29

“Never withhold your best wine from me. “You must give me your firstborn son.

Exodus 34:19

“Every first male offspring is mine, even the firstborn males of all your livestock, whether cattle, sheep, or goats.

Exodus 34:20

It will cost you a sheep or a goat to buy back the firstborn donkey. If you don’t buy it back, then you must break the donkey’s neck. You must buy back every firstborn of your sons. “No one may come into my presence without an offering.

Ezekiel 16:20

“ ‘You took your sons and daughters, who belonged to me, and you sacrificed them as food to idols. Wasn’t your prostitution enough?

Ezekiel 44:30

The priests should have the best of all the first ripened fruits. The best of every gift from all your contributions must go to the priests. The best of your dough must go to the priests. This will cause a blessing to rest on your home.

Leviticus 27:26

“A firstborn animal already belongs to the Lord because it was born first. Therefore, it cannot be set apart as holy. Whether it is a bull or a sheep, it belongs to the Lord.

Numbers 18:15

Every firstborn male, human or animal, that is brought to the Lord is yours. But you must buy back every firstborn son and the firstborn male of any unclean animal.

Numbers 3:12

“Out of all the Israelites, I have taken the Levites to be substitutes for every firstborn male offspring among them. The Levites are mine,

Numbers 3:13

because every firstborn is mine. The day I killed every firstborn male in Egypt, I set apart as holy every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They will be mine. I am the Lord.”

Numbers 8:17

Every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal, is mine. The day I killed every firstborn male in Egypt, I set them apart as holy to me.

Luke 2:23

They did exactly what was written in the Lord’s Teachings: “Every firstborn boy is to be set apart as holy to the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 15:19

You must dedicate every firstborn male from your herds and flocks to the Lord your God. Never use a firstborn ox for work, and never shear a firstborn sheep.