John Gill's Exposition on Numbers 18:17

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem, etc.] That is, shalt not take the redemption price for them, but the creatures themselves; which they, the priests, were to take for their own use: they [are] holy; separated to the Lord, and therefore not to be used in common by men, but were sacred to the Lord, or became the property of his priests; (see <051519>Deuteronomy 15:19); how they were to be made use of follows: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar; for they were to be sacrificed, and their blood used as in other sacrifices: and shalt burn their fat [for] an offering made by fire; for a sweet savour unto the Lord; as the fat of other sacrifices was, and particularly of the peace offerings, which were wholly eaten otherwise, (<030731>Leviticus 7:31).

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