出埃及记 13:15

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

那時法老心裡剛硬，不讓我們離開，耶和華就把埃及地所有頭生的，無論是人或是牲畜都殺了；所以，我把所有頭生的公牲口都獻給耶和華為祭；但我所有頭生的兒子，卻都要代贖回來。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
那 时 法 老 几 乎 不 容 我 们 去 ， 耶 和 华 就 把 埃 及 地 所 有 头 生 的 ， 无 论 是 人 是 牲 畜 ， 都 杀 了 。 因 此 ， 我 把 一 切 头 生 的 公 牲 畜 献 给 耶 和 华 为 祭 ， 但 将 头 生 的 儿 子 都 赎 出 来 。

Contextual Overview

¹¹ "And when the Lord takes you into the land of the Canaanites, the land he promised to give you and your ancestors, ¹² you must give him every firstborn male. Also every firstborn male animal must be given to the Lord . ¹³ Buy back every firstborn donkey by offering a lamb. But if you don't want to buy the donkey back, then break its neck. You must buy back from the Lord every firstborn of your sons. ¹⁴ "From now on when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?' you will answer, ‘With his great power, the Lord brought us out from Egypt, the land where we were slaves. ¹⁵ The king of Egypt was stubborn and refused to let us leave. But the Lord killed every firstborn male in Egypt, both human and animal. That is why I sacrifice every firstborn male animal to the Lord , and that is why I buy back each of my firstborn sons from the Lord .' ¹⁶ This feast is like a mark on your hand and a reminder on your forehead to help you remember that the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his great power."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Lord slew: Exodus 12:29

therefore I: Exodus 13:12

Reciprocal: Exodus 7:16 - Let my Exodus 11:5 - the firstborn Exodus 12:26 - your children Exodus 34:20 - All the Numbers 3:13 - on the day Numbers 8:17 - I sanctified Deuteronomy 6:7 - And thou shalt Psalms 44:1 - have heard Psalms 78:3 - General Psalms 78:51 - smote Psalms 111:4 - He hath Psalms 119:27 - so shall I talk Psalms 135:8 - smote Psalms 145:4 - generation Isaiah 38:19 - the father Ephesians 6:4 - but

Cross-References

Genesis 12:7
The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." So Abram built an altar there to the Lord , who had appeared to him.

Genesis 13:1
So Abram, his wife, and Lot left Egypt, taking everything they owned, and traveled to southern Canaan.

Genesis 13:2
Abram was very rich in cattle, silver, and gold.

Genesis 13:3
He left southern Canaan and went back to Bethel where he had camped before, between Bethel and Ai,

Genesis 13:4
and where he had built an altar. So he worshiped the Lord there.

Genesis 13:7
so Abram's herdsmen and Lot's herdsmen began to argue. The Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at this time.

Genesis 13:8
Abram said to Lot, "There should be no arguing between you and me, or between your herdsmen and mine, because we are brothers.

Genesis 13:9
We should separate. The whole land is there in front of you. If you go to the left, I will go to the right. If you go to the right, I will go to the left."

Genesis 13:12
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived among the cities in the Jordan Valley, very near to Sodom.

Genesis 15:18
So on that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram and said, "I will give to your descendants the land between the river of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go,.... Showed great reluctance to it, and with difficulty was prevailed upon to dismiss them:

that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of men, and the firstborn of beast: which he did in one night, making use of a destroying angel or angels for that purpose:

therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth thee matrix, being males; that is, the firstborn of all clean creatures, as oxen, sheep, and goats:

but all the firstborn of my children I redeem; by paying five shekels apiece to the priest for them, as before observed; and this law continues to be observed with the Jews; the manner of which, as related by Leo Modena i, is as follows,

"Thirty days being expired after the birth of the child, they call a priest to them; that is to say, one that is descended of the stock of Aaron, whom the father of the child pleaseth; and so, many people being gathered together at the time appointed, the father of the child bringeth before the priest, in a bowl or basin, a good quantity of gold and silver, and then they give him the child into his arms; the priest then calling the mother of it before him, saith unto her, mistress, is this your son? she answereth, yes; then, replies he, have you never had any child before, either male or female, or have miscarried anyone? she saith unto him, no; then doth the priest say, this child is mine, as being the firstborn; then turning himself toward the father, he asketh him, whether he will redeem it or not? who answereth him, saying, see, here is gold and silver, take your own price; then saith the priest unto him, you will redeem it then? the father answereth, I will redeem it; it shall be so then, saith the priest, this child is mine as being the firstborn, as it is written, Numbers 18:16. I therefore take this in exchange, &c. and so he takes the sum of two French crowns, or thereabout, as he thinks good, and then delivers the child to his father and mother, and this day they make a feasting day.''

This custom was used in Christ's time, and was observed with respect to him, Luke 2:27.

i History of the Jews, par. 4. c. 9. sect. 2.