2 “Sanctify to me every male firstborn that opens each womb among the sons of Israel, among men and beasts. It is mine.”+

12 then you must devote everyone that opens the womb to Jehovah,*+ and every firstling, the young of a beast,+ which will come to be yours. The males belong to Jehovah.+

17 For he should recognize as the firstborn the hated one’s son by giving him two parts in everything he is found to have,+ because that one is the beginning of his generative power.+ The right of the firstborn’s position belongs to him.+