Deuteronomy 21:17

¹⁷ For he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him two portions^* of all that is··found for him; for he is the beginning of his vigor; the judgment of the firstborn is his^◦.

Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

Heifer

'Heifer,' or 'cow' in a negative sense denotes falsities.

'The heifer whereby labor has not been done,' as mentioned in Deuteronomy 21:3, signifies the innocence of the external self in ignorance.

'The red heifer,' as mentioned in Numbers 19, signifies unclean truth of the natural principle which is cleaned by burnings.

In Numbers 19:2, this signifies the good of the natural man. (Apocalypse Explained 364[6])