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Only the firstborn among animals, which is made a firstborn to Yahweh, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox or sheep, it is Yahweh`s.
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You Can't Give What's Already His
Commentators unanimously explain that firstborn animals could not be vowed because they already belonged to God under a prior law (Exodus 13:2). To dedicate something to God that He has already claimed as His own would be, as scholars note, a 'mockery' or like presenting 'stolen goods.' This establishes that a true offering must be something that is genuinely ours to give.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
Only the firstling of the beasts.—A better rendering is nevertheless the firstlings, and so on, as this rendering also su…
16th Century
Protestant
Only the firstling of the beasts. Here a caution is introduced, that no one should offer what is already the property of God. For since pe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Only the firstlings of the beasts These are excepted from being sanctified, or set apart for sacred uses, for a very…
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Presbyterian
Things or persons devoted are distinguished from things or persons that were only sanctified. Devoted things were most holy to the Lord, and could …
