The Firstborn Consecrated

13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

^2 (A)“Consecrate^[a] to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine.”

²⁹ “You shall not delay to offer ^(A)the first of your ripe produce and your juices. ^(B)The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.

^19 (A)“All ^[a]that open the womb are Mine, and every male firstborn among your livestock, whether ox or sheep.

²⁶ ‘But the ^(A)firstborn of the animals, which should be the Lord’s firstborn, no man shall dedicate; whether it is an ox or sheep, it is the Lord’s.

¹⁵ “Everything that first opens ^(A)the womb of all flesh, which they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be yours; nevertheless ^(B)the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.

³⁰ The ^(A)best^[a] of all firstfruits of any kind, and every sacrifice of any kind from all your sacrifices, shall be the priest’s; also you ^(B)shall give to the priest the first of your ground meal, ^(C)to cause a blessing to rest on your house.

^23 (A)(as it is written in the law of the Lord, ^(B)“Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),