13 But (A)every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and (B)every [a]firstborn among your sons you shall redeem.

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  1. Exodus 13:13 Lit firstborn of a human

13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,(A) but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.(B) Redeem(C) every firstborn among your sons.(D)

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15 And it came about, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the (A)Lord put to death every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human firstborns to animal firstborns. Therefore, I sacrifice to the Lord the males, every firstborn of a womb, but every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

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15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed the firstborn of both people and animals in Egypt. This is why I sacrifice to the Lord the first male offspring of every womb and redeem each of my firstborn sons.’(A)

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15 [a](A)Every firstborn of the womb of all flesh, whether human or animal, which they offer to the Lord, shall be yours; however you must redeem the human firstborn, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. 16 As to [b]their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem them, by your assessment, five [c]shekels in silver by the [d]shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

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  1. Numbers 18:15 Lit Everything that opens
  2. Numbers 18:16 Lit his being redeemed
  3. Numbers 18:16 A shekel is about 0.5 oz. or 14 gm
  4. Numbers 18:16 A shekel is about 0.5 oz. or 14 gm

15 The first offspring of every womb, both human and animal, that is offered to the Lord is yours.(A) But you must redeem(B) every firstborn(C) son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.(D) 16 When they are a month old,(E) you must redeem them at the redemption price set at five shekels[a](F) of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel,(G) which weighs twenty gerahs.(H)

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  1. Numbers 18:16 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams