Exodus 13:12
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12 (A)that you shall [a]set apart to the Lord all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the Lord’s.
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- Exodus 13:12 Lit. cause to pass over
Exodus 13:13
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13 But (A)every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And all the firstborn of man among your sons (B)you shall redeem.
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Exodus 13:15
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15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that (A)the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’
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Exodus 22:29
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29 “You shall not delay to offer (A)the first of your ripe produce and your juices. (B)The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.
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Leviticus 27:26
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26 ‘But the (A)firstborn of the animals, which should be the Lord’s firstborn, no man shall dedicate; whether it is an ox or sheep, it is the Lord’s.
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Numbers 3:13
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13 because (A)all the firstborn are Mine. (B)On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They shall be Mine: I am the Lord.”
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Numbers 8:16
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16 For they are (A)wholly given to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself (B)instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel.
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Numbers 18:15
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15 “Everything that first opens (A)the womb of all flesh, which they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be yours; nevertheless (B)the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.
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Deuteronomy 15:19
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The Law Concerning Firstborn Animals
19 (A)“All the firstborn males that come from your herd and your flock you shall [a]sanctify to the Lord your God; you shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock.
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- Deuteronomy 15:19 set apart or consecrate
Luke 2:23
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23 (A)(as it is written in the law of the Lord, (B)“Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),
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