Deuteronomy 15:18-20

International Standard Version

¹⁸ Don’t view this as a hardship for yourself when you set him free, for he will have served you for six years—twice the time of a paid worker. Then the Lord will bless you in all that you do.”

Offering the Firstborn Male Animals

¹⁹ “Set apart for the Lord your God every firstborn male among your herd and flock. You are not to put the firstborn of your ox to work or shear the firstborn of your flock. ²⁰ Instead, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your household are to eat them every year at the place the Lord will choose.