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Redemption of the Firstborn
Redemption of the Firstborn 1080-1081 1180-1181
סדר פדיון הבן SE|der pid|YON ha|BEN SE|dher pidh|YON hab|BEN SE|der pid|YON hab|BEN SEI|der pid|YOYN ha|BEIN Redemption of the Firstborn
סדר פדיון הבן SE|der pid|YON ha|BEN SE|dher pidh|YON hab|BEN SE|der pid|YON hab|BEN SEI|der pid|YOYN ha|BEIN Redemption of the Firstborn 1080-1081
heading סדר פדיון הבן SE|der pid|YON ha|BEN SE|dher pidh|YON hab|BEN SE|der pid|YON hab|BEN SEI|der pid|YOYN ha|BEIN REDEMPTION OF THE FIRST-BORN Instructions A male firstborn must be redeemed on the 31st day of his birth – save where the father is a Kohen or Levi, or the mother the daughter of a Kohen or a Levi. Should the 31st day fall on Shabbat or Yom Tov, the ceremony is deferred to the following weekday. Instructions The father, offering his child to the Kohen, declares: Passage זֶה בְּנִי בְּכוֹרִי הוּא פֶּטֶר רֶחֶם לְאִמּוֹ וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא צִוָּה לִפְדּוֹתוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר zeh b'NI b'cho|RI hu PE|ter RE|chem le-i|MO ve|ha|ka|DOSH ba|RUCH hu tzi|VAH lif|do|TO she|ne-e|MAR zeh be|NI be|kho|RI huʾ PE|ṭer RE|ḥem le|ʾim|MO ve|haq|qa|DHOSH ba|RUKH huʾ tziv|VAH lif|do|THO shen|ne|ʾe|MAR zeh be|NI be|kho|RI hu PE|ter RE|ḥem le|im|MO ve|haq|qa|DOSH ba|RUKH hu tziv|VAH lif|do|TO shen|ne|e|MAR zeh b'NI b'choy|RI hu PE|ter RE|chem l'i|MOY v'ha|ko|DOYSH bo|RUCH hu tzi|VOH lif|doy|SOY she|ne-e|MAR This, my firstborn son, is the first issue of his mother's womb. The Holy One, blessed be He, has bidden us to redeem him, as is said, Passage וּפְדוּיָו מִבֶּן־חֹדֶשׁ תִּפְדֶּה, בְּעֶרְכְּךָ כֶּסֶף חֲמֵשֶׁת שְׁקָלִים בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ, עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה הוּא: uf|du|YAV mi|ben-CHO|desh tif|DEH, be-er|ke|CHA KE|sef cha|ME|shet sh'ka|LIM b'SHE|kel ha|KO|desh, es|RIM ge|RAH hu: u|fe|dhu|YAV mib|ben-ḥO|dhesh tif|DEH, be|ʿer|ke|KHA KE|sef ḥa|ME|sheth she|qa|LIM be|SHE|qel haq|QO|dhesh, ʿeś|RIM ge|RAH huʾ: u|fe|du|YAV mib|ben-ḥO|desh tif|DEH, be|ʿer|ke|KHA KE|sef ḥa|ME|shet she|qa|LIM be|SHE|qel haq|QO|desh, ʿes|RIM ge|RAH hu: uf'|du|YOV mi|ben-CHOY|desh tif|DEH, b'er|k'CHO KE|sef cha|MEI|shes sh'ko|LIM b'SHE|kel ha|KOY|desh, es|RIM gei|ROH hu: "Those to be redeemed, you shall redeem from the age of one month, at the set valuation of five silver shekels by the sacred standard, which equals twenty gerahs to the shekel." Citation Num. 18 Passage וְנֶאֱמַר קַדֶּשׁ־לִי כָל־בְּכוֹר פֶּטֶר כָּל־רֶחֶם בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה, לִי הוּא: ve|ne-e|MAR ka|desh-li chol-b'CHOR PE|ter kol-RE|chem biv|NEI yis|ra-EL ba-a|DAM u|va|be|he|MAH, li hu: ve|ne|ʾe|MAR qad|desh-li khol-be|KHOR PE|ṭer kol-RE|ḥem biv|NE yiś|ra|ʾEL ba|ʾa|DHAM u|vab|be|he|MAH, li huʾ: ve|ne|e|MAR qad|desh-li khol-be|KHOR PE|ter kol-RE|ḥem biv|NE yis|ra|EL ba|a|DAM u|vab|be|he|MAH, li hu: v'ne-e|MAR ka|desh-li chol-b'CHOYR PE|ter kol-RE|chem biv|NEI yis|ro-EIL bo-o|DOM u|vab'|hei|MOH, li hu: It is further stated, "Sanctify to Me every firstborn; the first issue of every womb among the people of Israel, whether human or beast, belongs to Me." Citation Ex. 13 Instructions The Kohen confirms with the mother that this child is her firstborn, then inquires whether she has miscarried before this child. If her answer is no, he asks the father: Passage מַאי בָּעֵית טְפֵי לְמֵתַן לִי בִּנָךְ בְּכוֹרָךְ שֶׁהוּא פֶּטֶר רֶחֶם לְאִמּוֹ אוֹ בָּעֵית לְפָדוֹתוֹ בְּעַד חָמֵשׁ סִלְעִים כְּדִמְחַיַּבְתְּ מִדְּאוֹרַיְתָא. mai ba-EIT t'FEI le|me|TAN li bi|NACH b'cho|RACH she|HU PE|ter RE|chem le-i|MO o ba-EIT le|fa|do|TO be-AD cha|MESH sil|IM k'dim|cha|YAVT mi|de-o|ray|TA. maiʾ ba|ʿETH ṭe|FE le|me|THAN li bi|NAKH be|kho|RAKH she|HUʾ PE|ṭer RE|ḥem le|ʾim|MO ʾo ba|ʿETH le|fa|dho|THO be|ʿADH ḥa|MESH sil|ʿIM ke|dhim|ḥay|YAVT mid|de|ʾo|ray|THAʾ. mai ba|ʿET te|FE le|me|TAN li bi|NAKH be|kho|RAKH she|HU PE|ter RE|ḥem le|im|MO o ba|ʿET le|fa|do|TO be|ʿAD ḥa|MESH sil|ʿIM ke|dim|ḥay|YAVT mid|de|o|ray|TA. mai bo-EIS t'FEI l'mei|SAN li bi|NOCH b'choy|ROCH she|HU PE|ter RE|chem l'i|MOY oy bo-EIS l'fo|doy|SOY b'AD cho|MEISH sil|IM k'dim|cha|YAVT mid'-oy|ray|SO. What do you prefer: to hand me your firstborn son, the first birth of his mother, or to redeem him for five selas, as the Torah binds you to do?
Commentary prescribes a ceremony of redemption, in which the father of the child makes a monetary offering to a Kohen, symbolically exchanging it for his son. The substance of the ceremony has not changed since biblical times, though its wording is first mentioned in the Talmud.
Commentary מַאי בָּעֵית טְפֵי Which do you prefer: A notional question. In fact, the father has no choice but to redeem the child. The question is asked to ensure that the father understands the nature of the ceremony. The present text is in Aramaic, but it can be said in any language.
Commentary REDEMPTION OF THE FIRSTBORN According to the Torah, firstborn males originally carried a special sanctity. Their lives spared during the last of the ten plagues, the firstborns were to become God's special ministers, who would dedicate themselves to His service. (The supreme biblical example is Samuel, dedicated to God by his mother Hannah, I Sam. 1:11.) After the sin of the golden calf, that responsibility was transferred to the Levites, the only tribe that did not take part in the sin (Num. 3:11–13). In memory of the earlier sanctity, however, the Torah
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