she.ger denotes the young produced by cattle or flock animals, including animals designated as firstborn.

The term consistently denotes the young produced by cattle and flocks: these animals’ young are included among blessings in Deuteronomy 7:13 and Deuteronomy 28:4, placed under a curse in Deuteronomy 28:18, threatened with loss in Deuteronomy 28:51, and identified with firstborn animals set apart in Exodus 13:12.

1. Young of cattle and flocks · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 7:13 and Deuteronomy 28:4, the construct noun occurs in lists of agricultural and family increase, where the APB renders the relevant animal category as “the offspring of your cattle and the offspring of your flock.” In Deuteronomy 28:18 and Deuteronomy 28:51, the same category falls respectively under curse and loss; Exodus 13:12 places it in the instruction concerning every firstborn animal that opens the womb.

   Deuteronomy 7:13Deuteronomy 28:4Deuteronomy 28:18Deuteronomy 28:51Exodus 13:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB repeatedly presents the term’s clause as “the offspring of your cattle” and “the offspring of your flock.” In Exodus 13:12, its contribution is presented within “every firstborn offspring of an animal,”.