Exodus 13:11

11 "And when Yahweh brings you to the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your ancestors, and he 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 will be as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes so that the law of Yahweh will be in your mouth, that with a strong hand Yahweh brought you out from Egypt.

10 And you will keep this statute at its appointed time {from year to year}.

11 "And when Yahweh brings you to the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your ancestors, and he gives it to you,

12 you will hand over every first offspring of a womb to Yahweh, and every first offspring dropped by a domestic animal that will belong to you, the males [will be] for Yahweh.

13 And every first offspring of a donkey you will redeem with small livestock, and if you will not redeem [it], then you will break its neck, and every firstborn human among your sons you will redeem.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "fathers"