18 It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth ^aa double hired servant in serving you six years. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do.  ‡

19 ^a“All the firstborn males that come from your herd and your flock you shall¹ sanctify to the Lord your God; you shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock.  ‡

21 ^aBut if there is a defect in it, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.  ‡

22 You may eat it within your gates; ^athe unclean and the clean person alike may eat it, as if it were a gazelle or a deer.  ‡