Numbers 3:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 3:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 3:13 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto m..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 3:13 — KJV
“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.”
— Numbers 3:13 (KJV)
Numbers 3:13 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 3:13
“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.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:13: firstborn, mine, day
“For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. gods: or, princes”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:13: firstborn, land, egypt
“And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew 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 that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:13: firstborn, land, egypt
“And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God; lifted...: or, sware”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:13: mine, day, land
“And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:13: smote, land, egypt
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