"Whenan oxora sheepora goatis born,it shall remainsevendayswith its mother,and from the eighthdayon it shall be acceptedas a sacrificeof an offeringby fireto the LORD.
"You shall not delay[the offering from] your harvestand your vintage.The firstbornof your sonsyou shall giveto Me.
"You shall dothe samewith your oxen[and] with your sheep.It shall be with its mothersevendays;on the eighthdayyou shall giveit to Me.
"It shall be on Aaron'sforehead,and Aaronshall takeaway the iniquityof the holythingswhichthe sonsof Israelconsecrate,with regard to alltheir holygifts;and it shall alwaysbe on his forehead,that they may be acceptedbeforethe LORD.
norshall you acceptanysuchfrom the handof a foreignerfor offeringas the foodof your God;for their corruptionis in them, they have a defect,they shall not be acceptedfor you.'"
Then the LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
Samueltooka sucklinglamband offeredit for a wholeburntofferingto the LORD;and Samuelcriedto the LORDfor Israeland the LORDansweredhim.
