¹⁷ But the firstborn of a cow or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall dash their blood on the altar and turn their fat into smoke as an offering by fire^[a] for a pleasing odor to the Lord,^(A)

The Firstborn of Livestock

¹⁹ “Every firstling male born of your herd and flock you shall consecrate to the Lord your God; you shall not do work with your firstling ox nor shear the firstling of your flock.^{(A) 20} You shall eat it, you together with your household, in the presence of the Lord your God year by year at the place that the Lord will choose.^{(B) 21} But if it has any defect—any serious defect, such as lameness or blindness—you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God;^{(C) 22} within your towns you may eat it, the unclean and the clean alike, as you would a gazelle or deer.^(D)

² You shall lay your hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall dash the blood against all sides of the altar.^{(A) 3} You shall offer from the sacrifice of well-being, as an offering by fire^[a] to the Lord, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is around the entrails,^{(B) 4} the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the appendage of the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys. ⁵ Then Aaron’s sons shall turn these into smoke on the altar, with the burnt offering that is on the wood on the fire, as an offering by fire^[b] of pleasing odor to the Lord.^(C)

¹⁶ and you shall slaughter the ram and shall take its blood and dash it against all sides of the altar.