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A firstborn calf and firstborn lamb rest beside their mothers under priestly care, already set apart without an additional vow. Nearby, an owner redeems one unclean firstborn donkey by paying its assessment plus a smaller fifth-share. No slaughter, animal distress, extra young, blood, branding, or visible deity.
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Leviticus 27:26-27

Firstborn livestock already belongs

Vows, Valuations, and Tithes · Leviticus 27

Story guide: A firstborn calf and firstborn lamb rest beside their mothers under priestly care, already set apart without an additional vow.

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26However, a firstborn among the livestock, which as a firstborn belongs to Yahweh, no man may consecrate; whether an ox or a sheep, it belongs to Yahweh.

27But if it is among the unclean animals, then he shall redeem it at your valuation and add a fifth of it to it; and if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold at your valuation.

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