Thematic Bible: Of clean beasts
Thematic Bible
the First-born » Of clean beasts » Not taken from the dam for seven days
“When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be accepted as a sacrifice of an offering by fire to the Lord.
the First-born » Of clean beasts » Of the ass to be redeemed with lamb or its neck broken
But every first offspring of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and every firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem.
the First-born » Of clean beasts » Not to labor
“You shall consecrate to the Lord your God all the firstborn males that are born of your herd and of your flock; you shall not work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock.
the First-born » Of clean beasts » Not shorn
“You shall consecrate to the Lord your God all the firstborn males that are born of your herd and of your flock; you shall not work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock.
the First-born » Of clean beasts » Could not be a free-will offering
‘However, a firstborn among animals, which as a firstborn belongs to the Lord, no man may consecrate it; whether ox or sheep, it is the Lord’s.
the First-born » Of clean beasts » Flesh of, the priests' portion
Their meat shall be yours; it shall be yours like the breast of a wave offering and like the right thigh.
the First-born » Of clean beasts » Law of redemption for
As to their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem them, by your valuation, five shekels in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
the First-born » Of clean beasts » Offered in sacrifice
But the firstborn of an ox or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall offer up their fat in smoke as an offering by fire, for a soothing aroma to the Lord.