Mitzvah #426 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Set aside the firstborn animals“
Scripture Reference: EXO 13:12 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Bo)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
you shall devote to the LORD the first offspring of every womb, and the first offspring of every beast that you own; the males belong to the LORD.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יב וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ כָל-פֶּטֶר-רֶחֶם, לַיהוָה; וְכָל-פֶּטֶר שֶׁגֶר בְּהֵמָה, אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה לְךָ הַזְּכָרִים--לַיהוָה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
12 καὶ ἀφελεῖς πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν, τὰ ἀρσενικά, τῷ κυρίῳ· πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἐκ τῶν βουκολίων ἢ ἐν τοῖς κτήνεσίν σου, ὅσα ἐὰν γένηταί σοι, τὰ ἀρσενικά, ἁγιάσεις τῷ κυρίῳ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Bo
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Sacrifices (Buch 9)
Section: The Firstborn
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings