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That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD’s . (KJV)
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וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ve.ha.'a.var.Taand you will dedicate
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674C
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhq2ms)
Meaning: to pass: bring
Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 47:21, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:8, Joshua 7:7, 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674C; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 1
כָל\־khol-every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 2
פֶּֽטֶר\־pe.ter-firstborn of
Lemma: פֶּ֫טֶר (pe.ter) · Strong's: H6363A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: firstborn
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 13:2, Exodus 13:13, Exodus 13:15, Exodus 34:19, Exodus 34:20, Numbers 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6363A; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 3
רֶ֖חֶםRe.chema womb
Lemma: רֶ֫חֶם (re.chem) · Strong's: H7358
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: womb
Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 20:18, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Exodus 13:2, Exodus 13:15, Exodus 34:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7358; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 4
לַֽיהֹוָ֑הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 5
וְכָל\־ve.kholand every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 6
פֶּ֣טֶר\׀Pe.terfirstborn of
Lemma: פֶּ֫טֶר (pe.ter) · Strong's: H6363A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: firstborn
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 13:2, Exodus 13:13, Exodus 13:15, Exodus 34:19, Exodus 34:20, Numbers 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6363A; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 7
שֶׁ֣גֶרShe.ger[the] offspring of
Lemma: שֶׁ֫גֶר (she.ger) · Strong's: H7698
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: offspring
Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 28:4, Deuteronomy 28:18, Deuteronomy 28:51 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7698; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 8
בְּהֵמָ֗הbe.he.Mahcattle
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 9
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 10
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will be[long]
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 11
הַזְּכָרִ֖יםha.ze.kha.Rimthe males
Lemma: זָכָר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2145
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: male
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2145; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 12
לַיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.weh[will belong] to Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 13:12 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| you are to present | → | עָבַר H5674C to pass: bring |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| the firstborn male | → | פֶּ֫טֶר H6363A firstborn |
| of every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| womb | → | רֶ֫חֶם H7358 womb |
| All | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the firstborn | → | פֶּ֫טֶר H6363A firstborn |
| . . . | → | שֶׁ֫גֶר H7698 offspring |
| males | → | זָכָר H2145 male |
| of your | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| . . . | → | |
| livestock | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| [belong to] the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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