Exodus 13:15
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
בֵּן
sons/ my
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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עַל
there-
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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קָשָׁה
he made stubborn
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קָשָׁה
properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
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פֶּטֶר
firstborn of
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פֶּטֶר
a fissure, i.e. (concretely) firstling (as opening the matrix)
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פָּדָה
I redeem
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פָּדָה
to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve
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זָבַח
am sacrificing
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זָבַח
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
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פַּרְעֹה
Pharaoh
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פַּרְעֹה
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
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מִצְרַיִם
Egypt
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מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
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בְּכוֹר
firstborn
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בְּכוֹר
firstborn; hence, chief
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רֶחֶם
a womb
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רֶחֶם
the womb
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