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14 “Everything in Israel that is set apart to me belongs to you. 15 Offer to me every male born first to its mother. It belongs to you. That includes humans and animals alike. But you must buy back every oldest son. Suppose certain animals are ‘unclean.’ Then you must buy back every male born first to its mother. 16 When they are a month old, you must buy them back. You must pay the price to buy them back. The price is set at two ounces of silver. It must be weighed out according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent.

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14 “Everything in Israel that is devoted[a] to the Lord(A) is yours. 15 The first offspring of every womb, both human and animal, that is offered to the Lord is yours.(B) But you must redeem(C) every firstborn(D) son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.(E) 16 When they are a month old,(F) you must redeem them at the redemption price set at five shekels[b](G) of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel,(H) which weighs twenty gerahs.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 18:14 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.
  2. Numbers 18:16 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams