Exodus 13:2
13:2 “Set apart
to me every firstborn male – the first offspring of every womb
among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it is mine.”
Exodus 13:12-15
13:12 then you must give over
to the
Lord the first offspring of every womb.
Every firstling
of a beast that you have
– the males will be the
Lord’s.
13:13 Every firstling
of a donkey you must redeem
with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, then you must break its neck.
Every firstborn of
your sons you must redeem.
13:14 In the future, when your son asks you ‘What is this?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the land of slavery.
13:15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to release us, the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of people to the firstborn of animals. That is why I am sacrificing to the Lord the first male offspring of every womb, but all my firstborn sons I redeem.’
Exodus 22:29
22:29 “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
Exodus 34:19
34:19 “Every firstborn of the womb belongs to me, even every firstborn of your cattle that is a male, whether ox or sheep.
Numbers 3:13
3:13 because all the firstborn are mine. When I destroyed
all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They belong to me. I am the
Lord.”
Numbers 8:16-17
8:16 For they are entirely given
to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them for myself instead of
all who open the womb, the firstborn sons of all the Israelites.
8:17 For all the firstborn males among the Israelites are mine, both humans and animals; when I destroyed
all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I set them apart for myself.
Numbers 18:15
18:15 The firstborn of every womb which they present to the
Lord, whether human or animal, will be yours. Nevertheless, the firstborn sons you must redeem,
and the firstborn males of unclean animals you must redeem.