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 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

13 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.

14 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

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What Does Numbers 3:13 Mean?

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