Numbers 3:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the Lord.”

Numbers 3:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 3:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 3:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am Yahweh.””

Numbers 3:13 — World English Bible

Numbers 3:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“for all the first-born are mine; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast; mine they shall be: I am Jehovah.”

Numbers 3:13 — American Standard Version

Numbers 3:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for Mine <FI>is<Fi> every first-born, in the day of My smiting every first-born in the land of Egypt I have sanctified to Myself every first-born in Israel, from man unto beast; Mine they are; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.'”

Numbers 3:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 3:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“for every firstborn is mine. On the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and beast; mine shall they be: I am Jehovah.”

Numbers 3:13 — Darby Translation

Numbers 3:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Because all the first borne are mine: for the same day, that I smote all the first borne in the land of Egypt, I sanctified vnto me all the first borne in Israel, both man and beast: mine they shalbe: I am the Lord.”

Numbers 3:13 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 3:13 in Context — Numbers 3

11 L’Éternel parla à Moïse, et dit:

12 Voici, j’ai pris les Lévites du milieu des enfants d’Israël, à la place de tous les premiers-nés, des premiers-nés des enfants d’Israël; et les Lévites m’appartiendront.

13 Car tout premier-né m’appartient; le jour où j’ai frappé tous les premiers-nés dans le pays d’Égypte, je me suis consacré tous les premiers-nés en Israël, tant des hommes que des animaux: ils m’appartiendront. Je suis l’Éternel.

14 L’Éternel parla à Moïse, dans le désert de Sinaï, et dit:

15 Fais le dénombrement des enfants de Lévi, selon les maisons de leurs pères, selon leurs familles; tu feras le dénombrement de tous les mâles, depuis l’âge d’un mois et au-dessus.

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