Numbers

Numbers 8:17

17For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
everyכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
firstbornבְּכוֹר֙bə·ḵō·wrNoun - masculine singularH1060 first-born
maleבִּבְנֵ֣יbiḇ·nêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
is Mineלִ֤יlîPreposition; first person common singular
both manבָּאָדָ֖םbā·’ā·ḏāmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הū·ḇab·bə·hê·māhConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH929 beast, animal, cattle
I set them apartהִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיhiq·daš·tîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularH6942 be set apart, consecrated
for Myselfלִֽי׃lîPreposition; first person common singular
on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
I struck downהַכֹּתִ֤יhak·kō·ṯîVerb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH5221 smite
allכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙bə·ḵō·wrNoun - masculine singularH1060 first-born
in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbə·’e·reṣPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians

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Exodus 13:2 · Luke 2:23 · Exodus 13:12–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.