Consecration of the Firstborn

13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ² “^(A)Sanctify to Me every firstborn, the first ^[a]offspring of every womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and beast; it belongs to Me.”

²⁹ “^(A)You shall not delay the offering from ^[a]your harvest and your vintage. ^(B)The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.

¹⁹ “^(A)The first offspring from every womb belongs to Me, and all your male livestock, the first offspring from ^[a]cattle and sheep.

²⁶ ‘^(A)However, a firstborn among animals, which as a firstborn belongs to the Lord, no man may consecrate it; whether ox or sheep, it is the Lord’s.

^15 [a](A)Every first issue of the womb of all flesh, whether man or animal, which they offer to the Lord, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.

³⁰ The first of all the ^(A)first fruits of every kind and every ^[a]contribution of every kind, from all your ^[b]contributions, shall be for the priests; you shall also give to the priest the ^(B)first of your ^[c]dough to cause a ^(C)blessing to rest on your house.

²³ (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “^(A)Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),