jfem: Nope. That’s a mistake. It seems to have some sources, including a Sforno in Beha’aloscha if I recall correctly, but Pashut Pshat is that it’s just a misconception. The Torah tells us that Pidyon HaBen is because Hashem didn’t kill the Jewish firstborn in Egypt, and the Mitzvah of Pidyon HaBen was given before the Egel ever happened.
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