Leviticus 22:23
21 When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable.
22 You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
You may present as a freewill offering an ox or sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow.
24 You are not to present to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut; you are not to sacrifice them in your land.
25 Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and flawed.’”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You may present as a freewill offering an ox or sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow.
- KJV
- Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
- WEB
- Either a bull or a lamb that has any deformity or lacking in his parts, that you may offer for a free will offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
- ASV
- Either a bullock or a lamb that hath anything superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill-offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
- DARBY
- A bullock and a sheep that hath a member too long or too short, that mayest thou offer as a voluntary offering; but as a vow it shall not be accepted.
- BLB
- And an ox or a lamb that has any limb too long or too short, you may offer [as] a freewill offering, and for a vow it shall not be accepted.
- ÅB
- Et stykke storfe eller småfe som har et lem som er for stort eller for lite, kan du ofre som frivillig offer, men som lovet offer har Herren ikke velbehag i det.
- OTB
- Du kan imidlertid presentere en okse eller en sau som er deformert eller veksthemmet som et frivillig offer, men det vil ikke bli akseptert som oppfyllelse av et løfte.
- B1930
- Et stykke storfe eller småfe som har et lem som er for stort eller for lite, kan du ofre som frivillig offer, men som lovet offer har Herren ikke velbehag i det.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 21:18
No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed;
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