¹² you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.^(A)

¹⁵ When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed the firstborn of both people and animals in Egypt. This is why I sacrifice to the Lord the first male offspring of every womb and redeem each of my firstborn sons.’^(A)

¹⁷ Every firstborn male in Israel, whether human or animal,^(A) is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself.^(B)