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Berean Standard Bible

““Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.””

Exodus 13:2

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Israel is leaving Egypt, and God gives an instruction that will shape Israelite life: the firstborn belong to him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”

World English Bible (WEB)

“Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine.”

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Let the first male child of every mother among the children of Israel be kept holy for me, even the first male birth among man or beast; for it is mine.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Santifícame todo primogénito, cualquiera que abre matriz entre los hijos de Israel, así de los hombres como de los animales: mío es.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«El primer hijo de cada familia israelita será consagrado a mí, pues me pertenece. De igual manera las primeras crías de los animales serán para mí».

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