Exodus 13:11

11 "Now when 1the LORD brings you to the land of the Canaanite, as 2He swore to you and to your fathers, and gives it to you,

Exodus 13:11 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 13:11

And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land
of the Canaanites
Put for all the rest of the nations: as he sware unto thee, and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee;
to them as they were in their loins, and from thence might certainly conclude it would be given them.

Exodus 13:11 In-Context

9 "And it shall serve as a sign to you on your hand, and as a reminder on your forehead , that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth; for with a powerful hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
10 "Therefore, you shall keep this ordinance at its appointed time from year to year.
11 "Now when the LORD brings you to the land of the Canaanite, as He swore to you and to your fathers, and gives it to you,
12 you shall devote to the LORD the first offspring of every womb, and the first offspring of every beast that you own; the males belong to the LORD .
13 "But every first offspring of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and every firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Exodus 13:5
  • 2. Genesis 15:18; Genesis 17:8; Genesis 28:15; Psalms 105:42-45
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