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that you shall set apart to Yahweh all that opens the womb, and every firstborn which you have that comes from an animal. The males shall be Yahweh`s.
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A Tangible Act of Worship
Commentators explain that to "set apart" the firstborn was a tangible, physical act. It meant separating the animal from the rest of the flock and transferring its ownership and use from the individual to God. The Hebrew word literally means to "cause to pass over," signifying a complete change in status from personal property to something holy unto the Lord.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
You shall set apart—that is, to separate it from the rest of the flock or herd, so that it would not be mixed with those …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That you shall set apart unto the Lord all that opens the matrix Or "the womb", as in…
Presbyterian
The firstlings of animals not used in sacrifice were to be exchanged for others used for that purpose, or they were to be destroyed. Our souls are …
