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Nehemiah 10:36

Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:

KJV

et primitiva filiorum nostrorum et pecorum nostrorum, sicut scriptum est in lege, et primitiva boum nostrorum et ovium nostrarum, ut offerrentur in domo Dei nostri, sacerdotibus qui ministrant in domo Dei nostri :

Vulgate

καὶ τὰ πρωτότοκα υἱῶν ἡμῶν καὶ κτηνῶν ἡμῶν, ὡς γέγραπται ἐν τῷ νόμῳ, καὶ τὰ πρωτότοκα βοῶν ἡμῶν καὶ ποιμνίων ἡμῶν ἐνέγκαι εἰς οἶκον θεοῦ ἡμῶν τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν τοῖς λειτουργοῦσιν ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἡμῶν.

LXX

also the first-born of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God;

ASV

וּ/לְ/הָבִ֞יא אֶת בִּכּוּרֵ֣י אַדְמָתֵ֗/נוּ וּ/בִכּוּרֵ֛י כָּל פְּרִ֥י כָל עֵ֖ץ שָׁנָ֣ה בְ/שָׁנָ֑ה לְ/בֵ֖ית יְהוָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲדָמָ֔ה
'dmh
noun · 224×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בִּכּוּרֵ֣י
bkvry
noun · 18×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
עֵ֣ץ
'ts
noun · 324×
פְּרִ֣י
pry
noun · 118×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Exod 13:2 — Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
  • Exod 13:12 — That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD’s.
  • Lev 27:26 — Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD’s firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD’s.