Numbers
Numbers 3:13
13for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the firstborn | בְּכוֹר֒ | bə·ḵō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
| Mine | לִי֮ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| On the day | בְּיוֹם֩ | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| I struck down | הַכֹּתִ֨י | hak·kō·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H5221 smite |
| every | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| firstborn | בְּכ֜וֹר | bə·ḵō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֗יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| I consecrated | הִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּי | hiq·daš·tî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| to Myself | לִ֤י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the firstborn | בְּכוֹר֙ | bə·ḵō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
| in Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| both man | מֵאָדָ֖ם | mê·’ā·ḏām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| and | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| beast | בְּהֵמָ֑ה | bə·hê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| They are | יִהְי֖וּ | yih·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| Mine | לִ֥י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Luke 2:23 · Exodus 13:12 · Exodus 13:2 · Exodus 13:15 · Leviticus 27:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.