Sastra Bait Kedua Bilangan 3:13: On the Birth

כִּ֣י לִי֮ כָּל־בְּכוֹר֒ בְּיוֹם֩ הַכֹּתִ֨י כָל־בְּכ֜וֹר בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם הִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּי לִ֤י כָל־בְּכוֹר֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאָדָ֖ם עַד־בְּהֵמָ֑ה לִ֥י יִהְי֖וּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ (ס)

Sebab semua anak sulung adalah milik-Ku. Pada waktu Aku membunuh semua anak sulung di tanah Mesir, Aku telah menguduskan bagi-Ku semua anak sulung di Israel, baik manusia maupun hewan. Mereka akan menjadi milik-Ku. Akulah Yang Mahakekal.

On the Birth of Abel and the Sacrifices Offered by him and by his Brother Cain

[134] When we read “on the day that I smote all the first-born in Egypt, I sanctified to myself all the first-born in Israel” (Numb. 3:13), we must not suppose that at that time only when Egypt was dealt that mighty blow by the destruction of her first-born did the first-born of Israel become holy.
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