Set aside the firstborn animals

Commandment Details

• Mishneh Torah #: 426
• Mishneh Torah Book #: 9
• Mishneh Torah Book: Sacrifices
• Mishneh Torah Category: 50- The Firstborn
• Reference: Exodus 13:2, 13:12
• Scripture Book: Exodus
• Scripture Chapter: 13
• Scripture Verse: 12
• English: you shall devote to the LORD the first offspring of every womb, and the first offspring of every beast that you own; the males belong to the LORD.
• Hebrew: יב וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ כָל-פֶּטֶר-רֶחֶם, לַיהוָה; וְכָל-פֶּטֶר שֶׁגֶר בְּהֵמָה, אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה לְךָ הַזְּכָרִים--לַיהוָה.
• Greek: 12 καὶ ἀφελεῖς πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν, τὰ ἀρσενικά, τῷ κυρίῳ· πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἐκ τῶν βουκολίων ἢ ἐν τοῖς κτήνεσίν σου, ὅσα ἐὰν γένηταί σοι, τὰ ἀρσενικά, ἁγιάσεις τῷ κυρίῳ.
• Parashah: 15- Bo
• Sefer Hachinuch #: 18
• Sef. Hach. Command: Sanctifying the firstborn and firstlings in the Land of Israel
• Category: Sacrifices and Offerings
• We can perform today: Yes