¹⁷ “But you must not redeem the firstborn of a cow, a sheep or a goat; they are holy.^(A) Splash their blood^(B) against the altar and burn their fat^(C) as a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.^(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) 20} Each year you and your family are to eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose.^{(E) 21} If an animal has a defect,^(F) is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.^{(G) 22} You are to eat it in your own towns. Both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it, as if it were gazelle or deer.^(H)

² You are to lay your hand on the head^(A) of your offering and slaughter it^(B) at the entrance to the tent of meeting.^(C) Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splash^(D) the blood against the sides^(E) of the altar.^{(F) 3} From the fellowship offering you are to bring a food offering to the Lord: the internal organs^(G) and all the fat^(H) that is connected to them, ⁴ both kidneys^(I) with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which you will remove with the kidneys. ⁵ Then Aaron’s sons^(J) are to burn it on the altar^(K) on top of the burnt offering^(L) that is lying on the burning wood;^(M) it is a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.^(N)

¹⁶ Slaughter it and take the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar.