Study it in the app“Every firstborn of the womb of all flesh, which they present to YHWH, whether of human beings or of livestock, shall be yours; but you shall surely redeem the firstborn of human beings, and the firstborn of unclean livestock you shall redeem.”
Everyכָּלfirstbornפֶּטֶרof the wombרֶחֶםof allלְכָלflesh,בָּשָׂרwhichאֲשֶׁרthey presentיַקְרִיבוּto YHWH,לַיהוָהwhether of human beingsבָּאָדָםorוּof livestock,בַבְּהֵמָהshall beיִהְיֶהyours;לָּךְbutאַךְyou shall surelyפָּדֹהredeemתִפְדֶּהthe firstbornאֵת בְּכוֹרof human beings,הָאָדָםandוְthe firstbornאֵת בְּכוֹרof uncleanהַטְּמֵאָהlivestockהַבְּהֵמָהyou shall redeem.תִּפְדֶּה
first offspring
"What opens the womb": the first child or the first young born to a mother.
Where else “peter” appearsfirstborn
The first young or first child born to a mother.
Where else “rechem” appearsflesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appearsbring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakrivu” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appearshuman being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appearsbeast
Animals in general.
Where else “behema” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appearspay a ransom
To pay to get someone or something back.
Where else “pado” appearsfirstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechor” appearsunclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “temea” appears14Everything wholly devoted in Israel shall be yours.
15 · This verse (above)
16And their redemption price: from a month old you shall redeem them, at your valuation, for silver, five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
