Exodus 34:20

20 "1You shall redeem with a lamb the first offspring from a donkey; and if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. You shall redeem 2all the firstborn of your sons. 3None shall appear before Me empty-handed.

Exodus 34:20 In-Context

18 "You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt.
19 "The first offspring from every womb belongs to Me, and all your male livestock, the first offspring from cattle and sheep.
20 "You shall redeem with a lamb the first offspring from a donkey; and if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. You shall redeem all the firstborn of your sons. None shall appear before Me empty-handed.
21 "You shall work six days, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during plowing time and harvest you shall rest.
22 "You shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks, that is, the first fruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Exodus 13:13
  • 2. Exodus 13:15; Numbers 3:45
  • 3. Exodus 22:29; Exodus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:16

Footnotes 2

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