Numbers 8:17

New Century Version

All the firstborn in Israel—people or animals—are mine. When I killed all the firstborn in Egypt, I set the firstborn in Israel aside for myself.

Cross References

Psalm 105:36

The Lord also killed all the firstborn sons in the land, the oldest son of each family.

Psalm 135:8

He destroyed the firstborn sons in Egypt the firstborn of both people and animals.

Psalm 78:51

God killed all the firstborn sons in Egypt, the oldest son of each family of Ham.

Exodus 12:29

At midnight the Lord killed all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt—from the firstborn of the king who sat on the throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in jail. Also, all the firstborn farm animals died.

Exodus 13:2

“Give every firstborn male to me. Every firstborn male among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”

Exodus 29:44

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

Ezekiel 20:12

I also gave them my Sabbaths to be a sign between us so they would know that I am the Lord who made them holy.

Leviticus 27:26

“ ‘If an animal is the first one born to its parent, it already belongs to the Lord, so people may not give it again. If it is a cow or a sheep, it is the Lord’s.

Numbers 3:13

because the firstborn are mine. When you were in Egypt, I killed all the firstborn children of the Egyptians and took all the firstborn of Israel to be mine, both animals and children. They are mine. I am the Lord.”

Numbers 8:18

But I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn in Israel.

Luke 2:23

(It is written in the law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be given to the Lord.”)

John 10:36

So why do you say that I speak against God because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? I am the one God chose and sent into the world.

John 17:19

For their sake, I am making myself ready to serve so that they can be ready for their service of the truth.

Hebrews 10:29

So what do you think should be done to those who do not respect the Son of God, who look at the blood of the agreement that made them holy as no different from others’ blood, who insult the Spirit of God’s grace? Surely they should have a much worse punishment.

Hebrews 11:28

It was by faith that Moses prepared the Passover and spread the blood on the doors so the one who brings death would not kill the firstborn sons of Israel.

James 1:18

God decided to give us life through the word of truth so we might be the most important of all the things he made.