¹⁷ “But you must not ·make a payment for [ransom; redeem] the firstborn ox or sheep or goat. Those animals are holy. ·Sprinkle [Dash] their blood on the altar and ·burn [turn into smoke] their fat as an offering made by fire. The smell is pleasing to the Lord. ¹⁸ But the meat will be yours, just as the breast that is presented and the right thigh will be yours. ¹⁹ Anything the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel] present as holy gifts I, the Lord, give to you, your sons and daughters as your ·continual [perpetual] portion. This is a lasting ·agreement [treaty; covenant] of salt [^Crepresenting perpetual agreement because salt can survive fire; Lev. 2:13] before the Lord for you and your children forever.”