² “Consecrate to me every firstborn male.^(A) The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”

¹¹ “After the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites^(A) and gives it to you, as he promised on oath^(B) to you and your ancestors,^{(C) 12} you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.^{(D) 13} Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,^(E) but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.^(F) Redeem^(G) every firstborn among your sons.^(H)

¹⁴ “In days to come, when your son^(I) asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ say to him, ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.^{(J) 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.’^{(K) 16} And it will be like a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead^(L) that the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his mighty hand.”

²⁹ “Do not hold back offerings^(A) from your granaries or your vats.^[a]

“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.^{(B) 30} Do the same with your cattle and your sheep.^(C) Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.^(D)

¹⁹ “The first offspring^(A) of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock. ²⁰ Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.^(B) Redeem all your firstborn sons.^(C)

“No one is to appear before me empty-handed.^(D)

²⁷ “When a calf, a lamb or a goat^(A) is born, it is to remain with its mother for seven days.^(B) From the eighth day^(C) on, it will be acceptable^(D) as a food offering presented to the Lord.

²⁶ “‘No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord;^(A) whether an ox^[a] or a sheep, it is the Lord’s.

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)

¹⁷ “But you must not redeem the firstborn of a cow, a sheep or a goat; they are holy.^(I) Splash their blood^(J) against the altar and burn their fat^(K) as a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.^{(L) 18} Their meat is to be yours, just as the breast of the wave offering^(M) and the right thigh are yours.^(N)