Numbers 18:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Only, the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou dost not ransom, holy they [are]: their blood thou dost sprinkle on the altar, and of their fat thou makest perfume, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah,

King James Bible
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they [are] holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat [for] an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Hebrew
But
אַ֣ךְ (’aḵ)
Adverb
Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely

you must not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

redeem
תִפְדֶּ֖ה (ṯip̄·deh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6299: To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve

the firstborn
בְּֽכוֹר־ (bə·ḵō·wr-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief

of an ox,
שׁ֡וֹר (šō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7794: A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera)

a sheep,
כֶּ֜שֶׂב (ke·śeḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3775: A young sheep

or
אֽוֹ־ (’ōw-)
Conjunction
Strong's 176: Desire, if

a goat;
עֵ֛ז (‘êz)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5795: Female goat

they
הֵ֑ם (hêm)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

are holy.
קֹ֣דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

You are to sprinkle
תִּזְרֹ֤ק (tiz·rōq)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2236: Be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew

their blood
דָּמָ֞ם (dā·mām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the altar
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4196: An altar

and burn
תַּקְטִ֔יר (taq·ṭîr)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

their fat
חֶלְבָּ֣ם (ḥel·bām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2459: Fat, richest, choice part

as an offering made by fire,
אִשֶּׁ֛ה (’iš·šeh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 801: A burnt-offering, a sacrifice

a pleasing
נִיחֹ֖חַ (nî·ḥō·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5207: A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing

aroma
לְרֵ֥יחַ (lə·rê·aḥ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7381: To smell, perceive odor

to the LORD.
לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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