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Numbers 8:17 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Numbers 8:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 8 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.”
Numbers 8:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 8:17
All the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast (כָּל־בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִי הוּא בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה)—God's ownership claim rests on redemption history: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself (קִדַּשְׁתִּי אֹתָם לִי). The verb קָדַשׁ (qadash, 'sanctified/set apart') transforms the Passover event from judgment into consecration. Egypt's firstborn died; Israel's firstborn lived but now belong to God.This establishes a foundational biblical principle: redemption creates ownership. Those bought with blood becom...
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Cross-References for Numbers 8:17
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“Sanctify unto me all the firstborn”
“Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord)”
“and every firstborn which you have that comes from an animal. The males shall be Yahweh's.”
“both of man and animal;”
“that Yahweh struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt”
“to minister to me in the priest's office.”
“both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am Yahweh.,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., כִּי לִי כָּל־בְּכוֹר בְּיוֹם הַכֹּתִי כָל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי לִי כָל־בְּכוֹר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאָדָם עַד־בְּהֵמָה לִי יִהְיוּ אֲנִי יְהוָה׃ ס ,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 the LORD.”
“to be a sign between me and them”