Exodus 13:2

Exodus 13:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Dedicate to me every firstborn among the Israelites. The first offspring to be born, of both humans and animals, belongs to me.”

Context of Exodus 13:2

1The Lord said to Moses, “Consecrate to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.” 3Then Moses said to the people, “Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the Lord brought you out of it with a mighty hand. Eat nothing containing yeast. 4Today, in the month of Aviv, you are leaving.

Exodus 13:2 word by word

קַדֶּשׁ־לִ֨י כָל־בְּכ֜וֹר פֶּ֤טֶר כָּל־רֶ֙חֶם֙ בִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה לִ֖י הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sanctifyקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: dedicateH6942
• unto me all the firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• whatsoever openethפֶּ֫טֶרpeţer piţrâh · firstbornH6363
• the wombרֶ֫חֶםrechem · wombH7358
• among the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• and of beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929

Cross-references for Exodus 13:2

• Exodus 13:12you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.
• Exodus 4:22Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son,
• Exodus 22:29“Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. “You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
• Exodus 23:19“Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God. “Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
• Exodus 34:19“The first offspring of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock.
• Leviticus 27:26“ ‘No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord; whether an ox or a sheep, it is the Lord’s.
• Numbers 3:13for all the firstborn are mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the Lord.”
• Numbers 8:16They are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to me. I have taken them as my own in place of the firstborn, the first male offspring from every Israelite woman.
• Numbers 18:15The first offspring of every womb, both human and animal, that is offered to the Lord is yours. But you must redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.
• Deuteronomy 15:19Set apart for the Lord your God every firstborn male of your herds and flocks. Do not put the firstborn of your cows to work, and do not shear the firstborn of your sheep.
• Luke 2:23(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”),
• Hebrews 12:23to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Commentaries on Exodus 13:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Sanctify unto me all the first-born - To sanctify, קדש kadash, signifies to consecrate, separate, and set apart a thing or person from all secular purposes to some religious use; and exactly answers to the import of the Greek ̔, from a, privative, and , the earth, because every thing offered or consecrated to God was separated from all earthly uses. Hence a holy person or saint is termed ̔, i.e., a person separated from the earth; one who lives a holy…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Sanctify unto me - The command is addressed to Moses. It was to declare the will of God that all firstborn were to be consecrated to Him, set apart from all other creatures. The command is expressly based upon the Passover. The firstborn exempt from the destruction became in a new and special sense the exclusive property of the Lord: the firstborn of man as His ministers, the firstborn of cattle as victims. In lieu of the firstborn of men the Levites were…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10This review of the customs for Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread prepares the way for teaching about the dedication of the firstborn (13:11–16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2Ex 13:1, 2. The First-born Sanctified. 2. Sanctify unto me all the first-born--To "sanctify" means to "consecrate," to "set apart" from a common to a sacred use. The foundation of this duty rested on the fact that the Israelites, having had their first-born preserved by a distinguishing act of grace from the general destruction that overtook the families of the Egyptians, were bound in token of gratitude to consider them as the Lord's peculiar property…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 13:2

• Firstborn
• Liberality
• Quotations and Allusions
• Sanctification

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Consecration
• Daub
• Encamp
• Mouth
• Murmur
• Passover

Commentaries on Exodus 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings