Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
Numbers 8:17 - Tree of Life Version “For every firstborn among Bnei-Yisrael is Mine, whether human or animal. On the day I struck down the firstborn of the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for Myself. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For all the firstborn of the Israelites are Mine, both of man and beast; on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt [not of Israel], I consecrated them and set them apart for Myself. American Standard Version (1901) For all the first-born among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. Common English Bible Every oldest male among the Israelites is mine, whether human or animal. When I killed all the oldest males in the land of Egypt, I dedicated them to myself. Catholic Public Domain Version For all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, as much from men as from beasts, are mine. From the day when I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I have sanctified them to myself. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For all the firstborn of the children of Israel, both of men and of beasts, are mine. From the day that I slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, have I sanctified them to myself. |
Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.
So it came about at midnight that Adonai struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn cattle.
“Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, from every womb of Bnei-Yisrael, both men and animals—this is Mine.”
“So I will sanctify the Tent of Meeting and the altar. I will also sanctify Aaron and his sons to minister to Me as kohanim.
I also gave them My Shabbatot, as a sign between Me and them, so that they would know that I am Adonai who made them holy.
“But the firstborn among animals, which is made a firstborn to Adonai, may not be dedicated by anyone. Whether an ox or sheep, it belongs to Adonai.
because all the firstborn are Mine. In the day when I was striking down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself every firstborn in Israel—whether man or animal—as Mine. I am Adonai.”
So I am taking the Levites in place of the firstborn of Bnei-Yisrael,
As it is written in the Torah of Adonai, “Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to Adonai.”
do you say of Him, the One the Father set apart and sent into the world, ‘You speak blasphemy,’ because I said, ‘I am Ben-Elohim’?
And for their sakes I make Myself holy, so that they also may be made holy in truth.”
How much more severe do you think the punishment will be for the one who has trampled Ben-Elohim underfoot, and has regarded as unholy the blood of the covenant by which he was made holy, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
By faith he kept the Passover and the smearing of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.
By His will, He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all He created.