Numbers 8:17

Translations

Modern

For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.

Traditional

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.

Literal

For Mine are all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, the man and the beast. On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them to Myself.

Latin

Mea sunt enim omnia primogenita filiorum Israël, tam ex hominibus quam ex jumentis. Ex die quo percussi omne primogenitum in terra Ægypti, sanctificavi eos mihi:

Original

Hebrew

English

For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.

Notes

Numbers 8:12–22

The Levites offered the right sacrifices before doing their work in the Tent of Meeting (8:15).

Numbers 8:5–22

The Lord gave instructions for the dedication and cleansing of the Levites. The Levites were set apart to serve in the tabernacle.

Related verses

Exodus 13:2
“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”
Luke 2:23
…(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
Exodus 13:12–15
…you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.
Psalm 78:51
He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.
James 1:18
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
Psalm 105:36
Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
Hebrews 10:29
How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
John 17:19
For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
John 10:36
…then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
Psalm 135:8
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.
Numbers 3:13
…for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”
Exodus 29:44
So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Cattle Deuteronomy, Book of Firstborn Numbers, Book of Ordain, Ordination

Topics

Firstborn of Man and Beast, Reserved to Himself by God Firstborn: Levites Taken Instead of Firstborn of the Families of Israel Levites: Consecration of Levites: Substituted in the Place of the Firstborn Children Priest: To officiate in Consecrations of Levites The First Born: Dedicated to Commemorate the Sparing of the First Born of The Levites: Taken Instead of the First-Born of Israel

Numbers 8:17

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