Numbers 8:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Every firstborn in Israel—man or animal—is mine, because I killed all the firstborn children and animals in Egypt. And I chose to take the firstborn sons to belong to me.

Cross References

Exodus 13:2

“You must give me every male in Israel who is his mother’s first child. That means that every firstborn baby boy and every firstborn male animal will be mine.”

Luke 2:23

It is written in the law of the Lord: “When a mother’s first baby is a boy, he shall be called ‘special for the Lord.’”

James 1:18

God decided to give us life through the true message he sent to us. He wanted us to be the most important of all that he created.

Hebrews 11:28

Moses prepared the Passover and spread the blood on the doorways of the people of Israel, so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons. Moses did this because he had faith.

Hebrews 10:29

So think how much more punishment people deserve who show their hate for the Son of God—people who show they have no respect for the blood sacrifice that began the new agreement and once made them holy or who insult the Spirit of God’s grace.

John 17:19

I am making myself completely ready to serve you. I do this for them, so that they also might be fully qualified for your service.

John 10:36

So why do you accuse me of insulting God for saying, ‘I am God’s Son’? I am the one God chose and sent into the world.

Ezekiel 20:12

I also told them about all the special days of rest, which were a special sign between us. They showed that I am the Lord and that I was making them special to me.

Psalm 135:8

He destroyed the firstborn males of the people in Egypt and their animals.

Psalm 105:36

Then the Lord killed every firstborn in their country. He killed their oldest sons.

Psalm 78:51

He killed all the firstborn sons in Egypt. He killed every firstborn in Ham’s family.

Leviticus 27:26

“You can give cattle and sheep as special gifts to the Lord. But if the animal is the firstborn, it already belongs to the Lord. So you cannot give these animals as special gifts.

Exodus 29:44

“So I will make the Meeting Tent and the altar holy. I will also make Aaron and his sons holy so that they can serve me as priests.

Exodus 12:29

At midnight the Lord killed all the firstborn sons in Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh (who ruled Egypt) to the firstborn son of the prisoner sitting in jail. Also all the firstborn animals died.

Numbers 8:18

But now I will take the Levites in their place. I will take the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons from the other families in Israel.