Do not redeem the firstborn animals

Commandment Details

• Mishneh Torah #: 428
• Mishneh Torah Book #: 9
• Mishneh Torah Book: Sacrifices
• Mishneh Torah Category: 50- The Firstborn
• Reference: Numbers 18:17
• Scripture Book: Numbers
• Scripture Chapter: 18
• Scripture Verse: 17
• English: 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: 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: 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·
• Parashah: 38- Korach
• Sefer Hachinuch #: 393
• Sef. Hach. Command: Not to redeem the firstling of a kosher domestic animal
• Category: Sacrifices and Offerings
• We can perform today: Yes