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14 “Everything in Israel that is specially set apart for the Lord[a] also belongs to you.

15 “The firstborn of every mother, whether human or animal, that is offered to the Lord will be yours. But you must always redeem your firstborn sons and the firstborn of ceremonially unclean animals. 16 Redeem them when they are one month old. The redemption price is five pieces of silver[b] (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs).

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Footnotes

  1. 18:14 The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration of things or people to the Lord, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.
  2. 18:16 Hebrew 5 shekels [2 ounces or 57 grams] of silver.

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