Mitzvah #428 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not redeem the firstborn animals“
Scripture Reference: NUM 18:17 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Korach)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"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.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יז אַךְ בְּכוֹר-שׁוֹר אוֹ-בְכוֹר כֶּשֶׂב אוֹ-בְכוֹר עֵז, לֹא תִפְדֶּה--קֹדֶשׁ הֵם: אֶת-דָּמָם תִּזְרֹק עַל-הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וְאֶת-חֶלְבָּם תַּקְטִיר--אִשֶּׁה לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ, לַיהוָה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
17 πλὴν πρωτότοκα μόσχων καὶ πρωτότοκα προβάτων καὶ πρωτότοκα αἰγῶν οὐ λυτρώσῃ· ἅγιά ἐστιν· καὶ τὸ αἷμα αὐτῶν προσχεεῖς πρὸς τὸ θυσιαστήριον καὶ τὸ στέαρ ἀνοίσεις κάρπωμα εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας κυρίῳ·
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Korach
Sefer HaChinuch Number #393
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Sacrifices (Buch 9)
Section: The Firstborn
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings