Study it in the app“But the firstborn of a bull or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. Their blood you shall splash on the altar, and their fat you shall burn as a fire offering, for a pleasing aroma to YHWH.”
Butאַךְthe firstbornבְּכוֹרof a bullשׁוֹרorאוֹthe firstbornבְכוֹרof a sheepכֶּשֶׂבorאוֹthe firstbornבְכוֹרof a goatעֵזyou shall notלֹאredeem;תִפְדֶּהtheyהֵםare holy.קֹדֶשׁTheir bloodאֶת דָּמָםyou shall splashתִּזְרֹקonעַלthe altar,הַמִּזְבֵּחַandוְtheir fatאֶת חֶלְבָּםyou shall burnתַּקְטִירas a fire offering,אִשֶּׁהfor a pleasingלְ נִיחֹחַaromaרֵיחַto YHWH.לַיהוָה
firstling
An animal's first offspring.
Where else “bechor” appearsox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appearslamb
Lamb, young sheep.
Where else “kesev” appearsgoat
The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.
Where else “ez” appearspay a ransom
To pay to get someone or something back.
Where else “tifde” appearsholy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appearsblood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dama” appearssprinkle, dash
Sprinkle, dash, throw (blood against the altar, water, dust); scatter.
Where else “tizrok” appearsaltar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appearsfat
The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.
Where else “chelba” appearsburn up
To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.
Where else “taktir” appearsfire offering
Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.
Where else “ishe” appearspleasing, soothing
Pleasing, soothing. "A pleasing aroma" is the way of saying that God receives a sacrifice with favor.
Where else “nichoach” appearsaroma, smell
Smell, scent, aroma; "pleasing aroma" is said of offerings accepted by God.
Where else “reach” 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” appears16And 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.
17 · This verse (above)
18But their flesh shall be yours; like the breast of the wave offering and like the right thigh, it shall be yours.
