+
Positive Commandment #276 of 613
Redeem firstborn sons and give the money to a priest
Commandment #276 — a positive obligation from Numbers 18:15, classified under Redemption of the Firstborn in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"Every first issue of the womb of all flesh, whether man or animal, which they offer to the LORD, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.”
— Numbers 18:15
Hebrew
טו כָּל-פֶּטֶר רֶחֶם לְכָל-בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר-יַקְרִיבוּ לַיהוָה, בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה--יִהְיֶה-לָּךְ: אַךְ פָּדֹה תִפְדֶּה, אֵת בְּכוֹר הָאָדָם, וְאֵת בְּכוֹר-הַבְּהֵמָה הַטְּמֵאָה, תִּפְדֶּה.
Greek (Septuagint)
15 καὶ πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἀπὸ πάσης σαρκός, ἃ προσφέρουσιν κυρίῳ ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους, σοὶ ἔσται· ἀλλ᾿ ἢ λύτροις λυτρωθήσεται τὰ πρωτότοκα τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ τὰ πρωτότοκα τῶν κτηνῶν τῶν ἀκαθάρτων λυτρώσῃ.
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Redemption of the Firstborn
- Book
- numbers
- Chapter
- 18
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Korach
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #392
- Mishneh Torah
- SeedsFirst Fruits and Other Priestly Gifts Outside the Temple
Related Commandments in “Redemption of the Firstborn”
Continue Studying
Read the full chapter for context, or test your knowledge with a quiz.