Bible Verses About Firstborn

you are to set apart for ADONAI everything that is first from the womb. Every firstborn male animal will belong to ADONAI.

Every firstborn from a donkey, you are to redeem with a lamb; but if you choose not to redeem it, you must break its neck. But from people, you are to redeem every firstborn son.

When, at some future time, your son asks you, 'What is this?' then say to him, 'With a strong hand ADONAI brought us out of Egypt, out of the abode of slavery.

When Pharaoh was unwilling to let us go, ADONAI killed all the firstborn males in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of humans and the firstborn of animals. This is why I sacrifice to ADONAI any male that is first from the womb of an animal, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.'

This will serve as a sign on your hand and at the front of a headband around your forehead that with a strong hand ADONAI brought us out of Egypt."

"You are not to delay offering from your harvest of grain, olive oil or wine. "The firstborn of your sons you are to give to me.

You are to do the same with your oxen and your sheep - it is to stay with its mother seven days, and on the eighth day you are to give it to me.

"Everything that is first from the womb is mine. Of all your livestock, you are to set aside for me the males, the firstborn of cattle and flock.

The firstborn of a donkey you must redeem with a lamb; if you won't redeem it, break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you are to redeem, and no one is to appear before me empty-handed.

ADONAI said to Moshe, "Register all the firstborn males of the people of Isra'el a month old and over, and determine how many there are.

Then you are to take the L'vi'im for me, ADONAI, in place of all the firstborn among the people of Isra'el, and the cattle of the L'vi'im in place of the firstborn of the cattle belonging to the people of Isra'el."

Moshe counted, as ADONAI had ordered him, all the firstborn among the people of Isra'el.

The total number of firstborn males registered, a month old and over, of those who were counted, was 22,273.

ADONAI said to Moshe,

"Take the L'vi'im in place of all the firstborn among the people of Isra'el, and the cattle of the L'vi'im in place of their cattle; the L'vi'im are to belong to me, ADONAI.

Since there were 273 more firstborn males from Isra'el than male L'vi'im, in order to redeem them,

you are to take five shekels [two ounces] for each of these (use the sanctuary shekel, which is equal to twenty gerahs).

Give the redemption money for these extra people to Aharon and his sons."

Moshe took the redemption money from those who were over and above those redeemed by the L'vi'im;

the amount of money he took from the firstborn of the people of Isra'el was 1,365 shekels, using the sanctuary shekel.

Moshe gave the redemption-money to Aharon and his sons, in keeping with what ADONAI had said, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.

because they are entirely given to me from among the people of Isra'el; I have taken them for myself in place of all those who come first out of the womb, that is, the firstborn males of the people of Isra'el.

For all the firstborn among the people of Isra'el are mine, both humans and animals; on the day I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself.

But I have taken the L'vi'im in place of all the firstborn among the people of Isra'el,

"Everything that comes first out of the womb, of all living things which they offer to ADONAI, whether human or animal, will be yours. However, the firstborn of a human being you must redeem, and the firstborn of an unclean beast you are to redeem.