²⁵ Every value is to be set according to the sanctuary shekel,^(A) twenty gerahs^(B) to the shekel.

²⁶ “‘No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord;^(C) whether an ox^[a] or a sheep, it is the Lord’s. ²⁷ If it is one of the unclean animals,^(D) it may be bought back at its set value, adding a fifth of the value to it. If it is not redeemed, it is to be sold at its set value.