Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:19
All that openeth the matrix [is] mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, [whether] ox or sheep, [that is] male.
19. and all, &c.] Something must be out of order: since the first born of cattle are included among ‘all that first openeth the womb,’ ‘mine’ cannot logically be the predicate of and all &c. Perhaps (Di.) thou shalt sanctify (Deu 15:19), or sacrifice, unto me has fallen out after ‘sheep.’ There is a similar inexactness in Exo 13:12.
20b. appear before me ] read probably see my face. See on Exo 23:15 b.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Heb. And (for that is, as the particle and is oft used; the words following here, and Exo 34:20, being a particular explication of the general sentence in the beginning of this verse)
all thy cattle which (a particle oft understood)
shall be born male, (as it is also explained Exo 13:12) the
opening, or,
whatsoever (to wit, of the male kind)
openeth the matrix (which word is fitly understood out of the former member; which is very usual) of ox or (and put for or, as it is oft done) sheep.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
All that openeth the matrix is mine,…. Or “the womb”, and therefore to be sanctified, and set apart for his use: this also was declared, and the law concerning it given, at the time of their coming out of Egypt, and here repeated, [See comments on Ex 13:2],
[See comments on Ex 13:12].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
19. All that openeth the matrix is mine. He here defines what the offering was to be, viz., that they should redeem their children as well as the unclean animals at a price; but that they should bring into the tabernacle whatsoever could be offered in sacrifice. But God would not have their own sons consecrated to Him, because He had chosen the tribe of Levi, as we shall see elsewhere; they were therefore to remain free and in their own power after a pecuniary compensation. In the same way, unclean animals might be applied to domestic purposes, viz., after God’s price had been paid, since to Him they belonged, and He claimed them for Himself. But if any should not put so high a value on an ass or other unclean animal, the Law commanded that its neck should be broken; for otherwise it would have been sacrilege to reap profit from God’s property, or, what is the same, to transfer to their private use what God had adjudged to Himself.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(19) All that openeth the matrix is mine.Comp. Exo. 13:12, where the sanctification of the firstborn and the law of redemption had already been declared. For the exact mode of redemption sanctioned, see Num. 18:15-16.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 34:19. Every firstling among thy cattle, &c. Or, Every male-firstling of thy cattle, either of ox or sheep.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Luk 2:21-24 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 34:19 All that openeth the matrix [is] mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, [whether] ox or sheep, [that is male].
Ver. 19, 20. See on Exo 13:12-13 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
openeth: Exo 13:2, Exo 13:12, Exo 22:29, Num 18:15-17, Eze 44:30, Luk 2:23
Reciprocal: Num 3:13 – Because Deu 15:19 – the firstling Neh 10:36 – the firstborn