Verse 17
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem ,.... That is, shalt not take the redemption price for them, but the creatures themselves; which they, the priests, were to take for their own use:
they are holy ; separated to the Lord, and therefore not to be used in common by men, but were sacred to the Lord, or became the property of his priests; see Deuteronomy 15:19 ; how they were to be made use of follows:
thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar ; for they were to be sacrificed, and their blood used as in other sacrifices:
and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire; for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; as the fat of other sacrifices was, and particularly of the peace offerings, which were wholly eaten otherwise, Leviticus 7:31 .
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