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And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the first-born of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.
8076. 'Which you will have, if they are males' means which is intrinsically the truth of faith. This is clear from the meaning of 'male' as the truth of faith, dealt with in 2046, 4005, 7838.
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