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Exodus 13:12-14
New Catholic Bible
Exodus 13:12-14
New Catholic Bible
12 you shall dedicate each firstborn from the womb to the Lord. All male firstborn of your animals belong to the Lord. 13 You shall redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb.[a] If you do not redeem it, you shall break its neck. You shall redeem each firstborn son from among his brothers.
14 “When your son asks you, ‘What is the meaning of this,’ you shall answer, ‘With a mighty arm the Lord brought us out of the land of Egypt, our place of slavery.
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- Exodus 13:13 A donkey could not be offered in sacrifice (see Ex 34:19-20).