Exodus 34:20 meaning and explanation
You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed.
Exodus 34:20, Berean Standard Bible
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These instructions belong to the covenant renewal after Israel's golden calf rebellion. Every firstborn male belonged to God because He spared Israel's firstborn in Egypt.
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