And then God killed every firstborn {\cf2\super [552]} \par in their country.\par God killed their oldest sons.\par
Exodus 13:15 - Easy To Read Version 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.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and of livestock. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all the males that first open the womb; but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem. American Standard Version (1901) and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Jehovah slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast: therefore I sacrifice to Jehovah all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem. Common English Bible When Pharaoh refused to let us go, the LORD killed all the oldest offspring in the land of Egypt, from the oldest sons to the oldest male animals. That is why I offer to the LORD as a sacrifice every male that first comes out of the womb. But I ransom my oldest sons.’ Catholic Public Domain Version For when Pharaoh had been hardened and was unwilling to release us, the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man, even to the firstborn of beasts. For this reason, I immolate to the Lord all of the male sex that opens the womb, and all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For when Pharao was hardened, and would not let us go, the Lord slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man to the firstborn of beasts: therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the womb of the male sex, and all the firstborn of my sons I redeem. |
And then God killed every firstborn {\cf2\super [552]} \par in their country.\par God killed their oldest sons.\par
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.
“But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go. Only a great power will force him to let you go.
If you want to keep a donkey that is the first born, then you can buy it with a lamb. But if you don’t buy that donkey with a lamb, then you must break the donkey’s neck. You must buy back all of your firstborn [347] sons from me. No person should come before me without a gift.
The Lord says, ‘Israel is my firstborn [35] son. And I am telling you to let my son go and worship me! If you refuse to let Israel go, then I will kill your firstborn son.’”
“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.}
There are 22,000 Levites, but there are 22,273 firstborn sons from the other families. This leaves 273 more firstborn sons than Levites.