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Deuteronomy 15:21

19 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

20 Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.

And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.

22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.

23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.

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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.

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BSB
But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.
KJV
And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.
WEB
If it has any defect—is lame or blind, or has any defect whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.
ASV
And if it have any blemish, [as if it be] lame or blind, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto Jehovah thy God.
DARBY
But if there be a defect therein, [if it be] lame, or blind, [or have] any evil defect, thou shalt not sacrifice it to Jehovah thy God.
BLB
But if there is in it a blemish—lameness or blindness, any serious blemish—you shall not sacrifice it to YHWH your God.
ÅB
Men er det noe lyte på det, er det halt eller blindt eller har noe annet ondt lyte, da skal du ikke ofre det til Herren din Gud.
OTB
Hvis et dyr har noen feil, er halt eller blindt, eller har noen alvorlig mangel, må du ikke ofre det til Herren din Gud.
B1930
Men er det noget lyte på det, er det halt eller blindt eller har noget annet ondt lyte, da skal du ikke ofre det til Herren din Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 17:1

    Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

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  • Malachi 1:7–8

    Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

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  • Leviticus 22:19–25

    Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.

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