Numbers 18:15

Everything that opens the womb, of all flesh which they offer to Yahweh, both of man and animal shall be yours. Nevertheless, you shall surely redeem the firstborn of man, and you shall redeem the firstborn of unclean animals.

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WEBBE

Everything that opens the womb, of all flesh which they offer to the LORD, both of man and animal, shall be yours. Nevertheless, you shall surely redeem the firstborn of man, and you shall redeem the firstborn of unclean animals.

BSB

The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.

KJV

Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

ASV

Everything that openeth the womb, of all flesh which they offer unto Jehovah, both of man and beast shall be thine: nevertheless the first-born of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

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כָּל־ kol- every H3605 פֶּטֶר pe·ter firstborn of H6363 רֶחֶם re·chem a womb H7358 לְכָל־ le·khol of all H3605 בָּשָׂר ba·sar flesh H1320 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 יַקְרִיבוּ yak·ri·vu they will bring near H7126 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh to Yahweh H3068 בָּאָדָם ba·'a·dam among (the) humankind H120 וּבַבְּהֵמָה u·va·be·he·mah and among (the) animal[s] H929 יִהְיֶה־ yih·yeh- it will belong H1961 לָּךְ lakh to (the) you H9032 אַךְ 'akh only H389 פָּדֹה pa·doh certainly (to redeem) H6299 תִפְדֶּה tif·deh you will redeem H6299 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 בְּכוֹר be·khor [the] firstborn of H1060 הָאָדָם ha·'a·dam (the) humankind H120 וְאֵת ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 בְּכוֹר־ be·khor- [the] firstborn of H1060 הַבְּהֵמָה ha·be·he·mah (the) animal[s] H929 הַטְּמֵאָה ha·te·me·'ah (the) unclean H2931 תִּפְדֶּה tif·deh you will redeem H6299

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 8–19

All believers are spiritual priests, and God has promised to take care of them. Godliness has the promise of the life that now is. And from the provision here made for the priests, the apostle shows that it is the duty of christian churches to maintain their ministers. Scandalous maintenance makes scandalous ministers. The priests were to be wholly devoted to their ministry, not diverted from it, or disturbed in it, by worldly care or business. Also, that they might be examples of living by faith, not only in God's providence, but in his ordinances. The best should be offered for the first-fruits unto the Lord. Those who think to save, by putting God off with the refuse, deceive themselves, for God is not mocked.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.