Keraia
Exodus 13

Exodus 13:11

The Dedication of the Firstborn · Exodus 13:1–16
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Translations

Modern
And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you and your fathers,
Traditional
And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,
Literal
And it shall be, when YHWH brings you into the land of the Canaanite, as He swore to you and to your fathers, and He gives it to you,
Latin
Cumque introduxerit te Dominus in terram Chananæi, sicut juravit tibi et patribus tuis, et dederit tibi eam:

Original

Hebrew
English
And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you and your fathers,

Notes

Exodus 13:1–16

Like the Passover celebration, the dedication of the firstborn helped the people remember what God did during the Passover. God spared the firstborn sons of Israel. Because of this, those firstborn sons belonged to him and had to be redeemed (bought back with a price).

Each year, the people sacrificed and ate a lamb. This act pointed forward to what God would do by giving his Son, Jesus Christ, as a substitute. All people deserve death because of sin. But God redeems them through a price, the life of his Son.

Events

Parallels

Deuteronomy 15:19–23

Places

Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Deuteronomy, Book of Firstborn Frontlet Phylactery

Topics

Frontlets: A Leather Band Worn on the Forehead, Containing Certain Commandments Instruction in Religion Israel: The Day of Their Deliverance to be a Memorial Redemption: Typified: First-Born