Exodus 13.15 |
hnika de esklhrune faraw exaposteilai
hmaV, apekteine pan prwtotokon en gh Aiguptw, apo prwtotokon anqrwpwn ewV
prwtotokwn kthnwn: dia touto egw quw
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kaqwV gegraptai en nomw kuriou
oti
pan arsen dianoigon mhtran
agion
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And when Pharao hardened his heart so as not to send us away, he slew every first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man and the first-born of beast; therefore do I sacrifice every offspring that opens the womb, the males to the Lord, and every first-born of my sons will I redeem |
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male
that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord)
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and it came to pass, when Pharoah would hardly let us go, that Jehovah slew all the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast: therefore I sacrifice to Jehovah all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem |
Comments: The NT, LXX and MT agree. Clearly, this is a very loose quotation. See also Exodus 13.2 and 13.12, which are very similar. |