Leviticus 22:17-33

English Standard Version

Acceptable Offerings

¹⁷ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ¹⁸ “Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel and say to them, ^(A)When any one of the house of Israel or of the sojourners in Israel presents a burnt offering as his offering, for any of their vows or freewill offerings that they offer to the Lord, ¹⁹ if it is to be accepted for you it shall be a ^(B)male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats. ^20 (C)You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you. ²¹ And when anyone ^(D)offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord ^(E)to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it. ²² Animals ^(F)blind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or ^(G)an itch or scabs you shall not offer to the Lord or give them to the Lord as a food ^(H)offering on the altar. ²³ You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part ^(I)too long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted. ²⁴ Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut you shall not offer to the Lord; you shall not do it within your land, ²⁵ neither shall you offer as ^(J)the bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. Since there is a ^(K)blemish in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you.”

²⁶ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ^27 (L)“When an ox or sheep or goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as a food offering to the Lord. ²⁸ But you shall not kill an ox or a sheep ^(M)and her young in one day. ²⁹ And when you sacrifice a ^(N)sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted. ³⁰ It shall be eaten on the same day; ^(O)you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord.

^31 (P)“So you shall keep my commandments and do them: I am the Lord. ^32 (Q)And you shall not profane my holy name, that ^(R)I may be sanctified among the people of Israel. ^(S)I am the Lord who sanctifies you, ³³ who brought you out of the land of Egypt ^(T)to be your God: I am the Lord.”