17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 8:17:1 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Numbers 8:17:2 ⧉לִ֤יlito me Numbers 8:17:3 ⧉כָל־בְּכוֹר֙kolbekhorall the firstborn Numbers 8:17:4 ⧉בִּבְנֵ֣יbivneiamong the sons Numbers 8:17:5 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelof Israel Numbers 8:17:6 ⧉בָּאָדָ֖םbaadamof man Numbers 8:17:7 ⧉וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הuvabehemaand of beast Numbers 8:17:8 ⧉בְּי֗וֹםbeyomon the day Numbers 8:17:9 ⧉הַכֹּתִ֤יhakotiwhen I struck Numbers 8:17:10 ⧉כָל־בְּכוֹר֙kolbekhorall the firstborn Numbers 8:17:11 ⧉בְּאֶ֣רֶץbeeretzin the land Numbers 8:17:12 ⧉מִצְרַ֔יִםmitsrayimof Egypt Numbers 8:17:13 ⧉הִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיhikdashtiI consecrated Numbers 8:17:14 ⧉אֹתָ֖םotamthem Numbers 8:17:15 ⧉לִֽי׃lifor myself |
17. Formal Translation For every firstborn among the sons of Israel is Mine {Yahweh, Exclusive Possessor}, both human and animal. On the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated them to Myself. |
17. Dynamic Translation Every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal, belongs to Me {Yahweh, Sovereign Claim}. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them aside for Myself. |