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Consecrate to me every firstborn; whatever opens the womb among the Israelites,(A) whether of human being or beast, belongs to me.

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28 You shall not delay the offering of your harvest and your press. You shall give me the firstborn of your sons. 29 You must do the same with your oxen and your sheep; for seven days the firstling may stay with its mother, but on the eighth day you must give it to me.(A)

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19 To me belongs every male that opens the womb among all your livestock, whether in the herd or in the flock.(A) 20 The firstling of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; if you do not redeem it, you must break its neck. The firstborn among your sons you shall redeem.

No one shall appear before me empty-handed.

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12 I hereby take the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn that opens the womb among the Israelites.(A) The Levites, therefore, are mine, 13 because every firstborn is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to me every firstborn in Israel, human being and beast alike. They belong to me; I am the Lord.

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16 For they, among the Israelites, are totally dedicated to me; I have taken them for myself in place of everyone that opens the womb, the firstborn of all the Israelites.(A) 17 Indeed, all the firstborn among the Israelites, human being and beast alike, belong to me; I consecrated them to myself on the day I killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.(B)

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15 Every living thing that opens the womb, human being and beast alike, such as are to be offered to the Lord, shall be yours;(A) but you must redeem the firstborn of human beings, as well as redeem the firstborn of unclean animals.

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Firstlings. 19 (A)You shall consecrate to the Lord, your God, every male firstling born in your herd and in your flock. You shall not work the firstlings of your cattle, nor shear the firstlings of your flock.

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