Exodus 13:2

Modern English Version

Sanctify unto Me all the firstborn, the firstborn of every womb among the Israelites, both of man and of beast. It is Mine.

Cross References

Luke 2:23

(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be called holy to the Lord” )

Numbers 3:13

because all the firstborn are Mine, for on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I set apart to Me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They shall be Mine. I am the Lord.

Deuteronomy 15:19

You must sanctify all the firstborn males that come out of your herd and flock to the Lord your God. You must do no work with the firstborn of your bulls or shear the firstborn of your sheep.

Numbers 18:15

Everything that opens the womb of all flesh, which they bring to the Lord, whether it is of men or animals, will be yours. However, you will surely redeem the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of unclean beasts you will redeem.

Leviticus 27:26

A firstborn of animals, which as firstborn belongs to the Lord, no man may consecrate; whether ox or sheep, it is the Lord’s.

Exodus 4:22

You shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: Israel is My son, even My firstborn.

Hebrews 12:23

to the general assembly and church of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven; to God, the Judge of all; and to the spirits of the righteous ones made complete;

Exodus 23:19

The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

Exodus 13:1

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Numbers 3:12

Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of all the firstborn that open the womb among the Israelites. The Levites shall be Mine,

Nehemiah 10:36

also to bring the firstborn of our sons and livestock, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and flocks, to the house of God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.

Ezekiel 16:20

Moreover you have taken your sons and your daughters, whom you have borne to Me, and these you have sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your harlotries so small a matter?

Ezekiel 16:21

You have slain My children and delivered them up to idols by causing them to pass through the fire.

Exodus 22:28

You shall not curse God or curse the ruler of your people.

Nehemiah 10:37

Moreover, the first of our fresh dough, our contributions, the fruit of every tree, and the new wine and oil we will bring to the priests at the chambers of the house of our God, but the tithe of our crops we will bring to the Levites, since they themselves receive the tithes in all our agricultural cities.