Levítico 27:26

26 “Ninguém poderá consagrar a primeira cria de um animal, pois já pertence ao SENHOR; seja cria de vaca, seja de cabra, seja de ovelha, pertence ao SENHOR.

Levítico 27:26 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 27:26

Only the firstlings of the beasts
These are excepted from being sanctified, or set apart for sacred uses, for a very good reason, suggested in the next clause:

which should be the Lord's firstling, no man shall sanctify it;
it being what he has a claim upon, and ordered to be sanctified to him by a law previous to this, ( Exodus 13:2 ) ; wherefore to sanctify such a creature, would be to sanctify what was his before; not merely in a general sense, in which all creatures are his, but in a special sense, having in a peculiar manner required it as his; and therefore to sanctify, or vow to him, what was his before, must be trifling with him, and mocking of him:

whether [it be] ox, or sheep;
the firstlings of either of them:

it [is] the Lord's;
which he has claimed as his own special and peculiar property, antecedent to any vow of its owner.

Levítico 27:26 In-Context

24 No ano do Jubileu as terras serão devolvidas àquele de quem ele as comprou.

25 Todos os valores serão calculados com base no peso padrão do santuário, que são doze gramas.

26 “Ninguém poderá consagrar a primeira cria de um animal, pois já pertence ao SENHOR; seja cria de vaca, seja de cabra, seja de ovelha, pertence ao SENHOR.

27 Mas, se for a cria de um animal impuro, poderá resgatá-la pelo valor estabelecido, acrescentando um quinto a esse valor. Se não for resgatada, será vendida pelo valor estabelecido.

28 “Todavia, nada que um homem possua e consagre ao SENHOR—seja homem, seja animal, sejam terras de sua propriedade—poderá ser vendido ou resgatado; todas as coisas assim consagradas são santíssimas ao SENHOR.