12 you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.(A)

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29 “Do not hold back offerings(A) from your granaries or your vats.[a]

“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:29 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

26 “‘No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord;(A) whether an ox[a] or a sheep, it is the Lord’s.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:26 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.

You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,(A)

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36 “As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn(A) of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.(B)

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