Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'firstling' occurs 14 times in the standard works.

13 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'firstling' in the standard works and contain 92.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 18:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

 18:15 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.

 18:16 And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

 18:17 But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the Lord.




Deut. 15:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 27:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 13:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 34:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 14 6 20
Gen. 0 1 1
Ex. 4 0 4
Lev. 2 0 2
Num. 4 1 5
Deut. 4 3 7
Neh. 0 1 1
NT 0 0 0
BM 0 1 1
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 14 9 23

Num. 3:41
And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.

Num. 18:15
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.

Num. 18:17
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the Lord.