Exodus 13:15
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.Exodus 13:15 in the real world
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- פֶּטֶרpeṭera fissure, i.e. (concretely) firstling (as opening the matrix)
- רֶחֶםrechemthe womb
- קָשָׁהqâshâhproperly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
- זָכָרzâkârproperly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
- בְּכוֹרbᵉkôwrfirstborn; hence, chief
- זָבַחzâbachto slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
- הָרַגhâragto smite with deadly intent
- בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâhproperly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.