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)

¹³ Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,^(A) but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.^(B) Redeem^(C) every firstborn among your sons.^(D)

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)

²⁹ “Do not hold back offerings^(A) from your granaries or your vats.^[a]

“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.^(B)

²⁰ Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.^(A) Redeem all your firstborn sons.^(B)

“No one is to appear before me empty-handed.^(C)

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.

¹³ for all the firstborn are mine.^(A) When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the Lord.”^(B)

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)

¹⁵ The first offspring of every womb, both human and animal, that is offered to the Lord is yours.^(A) But you must redeem^(B) every firstborn^(C) son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.^(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)