Mitzvah #276 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Redeem firstborn sons and give the money to a priest“
Scripture Reference: NUM 18:15 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Korach)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Every first issue of the womb of all flesh, whether man or animal, which they offer to the LORD, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
טו כָּל-פֶּטֶר רֶחֶם לְכָל-בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר-יַקְרִיבוּ לַיהוָה, בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה--יִהְיֶה-לָּךְ: אַךְ פָּדֹה תִפְדֶּה, אֵת בְּכוֹר הָאָדָם, וְאֵת בְּכוֹר-הַבְּהֵמָה הַטְּמֵאָה, תִּפְדֶּה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
15 καὶ πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἀπὸ πάσης σαρκός, ἃ προσφέρουσιν κυρίῳ ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους, σοὶ ἔσται· ἀλλ᾿ ἢ λύτροις λυτρωθήσεται τὰ πρωτότοκα τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ τὰ πρωτότοκα τῶν κτηνῶν τῶν ἀκαθάρτων λυτρώσῃ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Korach
Sefer HaChinuch Number #392
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Seeds (Buch 7)
Section: First Fruits and Other Priestly Gifts Outside the Temple
Systematic Category (P119f) Redemption of the Firstborn
