²¹ When the field is released in the Jubilee,^(A) it will become holy,^(B) like a field devoted to the Lord;^(C) it will become priestly property.

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.

²⁸ “‘But nothing that a person owns and devotes^[a](A) to the Lord—whether a human being or an animal or family land—may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy^(B) to the Lord.

⁹ “Take the anointing oil and anoint^(A) the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it and all its furnishings,^(B) and it will be holy.

²⁰ The priest shall then wave these before the Lord as a wave offering;^(A) they are holy^(B) and belong to the priest, together with the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented.^(C) After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.^(D)

¹⁷ “But you must not redeem the firstborn of a cow, a sheep or a goat; they are holy.^(A) Splash their blood^(B) against the altar and burn their fat^(C) as a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.^(D)

The Firstborn Animals

¹⁹ Set apart for the Lord^(A) your God every firstborn male^(B) of your herds and flocks.^(C) Do not put the firstborn of your cows to work, and do not shear the firstborn of your sheep.^(D)