Leviticus 22:18-25

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁸“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: Any man of the house of Israel or of the foreign residents^(A) in Israel who presents his offering^(B)—whether they present freewill gifts or payment of vows to the Lord as burnt offerings— ¹⁹must offer an unblemished male^(C) from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for you to be accepted. ²⁰You are not to present anything that has a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.

²¹“When a man presents a fellowship sacrifice to the Lord to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or flock, it has to be unblemished to be acceptable; there must be no defect in it. ²²You are not to present any animal to the Lord that is blind, injured, maimed, or has a running sore, festering rash,^(D) or scabs; you may not put any of them on the altar as a fire offering to the Lord.^(E) ²³You may sacrifice as a freewill offering any animal from the herd or flock that has an elongated or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable as a vow offering. ²⁴You are not to present to the Lord anything that has bruised, crushed, torn, or severed testicles;^(F) you must not sacrifice them in your land. ²⁵Neither you nor^[a] a foreigner are to present food to your God from any of these animals. They will not be accepted for you because they are deformed and have a defect.”^(G)

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Leviticus 22:25 Lit nor from the hand of

Leviticus 22:18-25

New International Version

¹⁸“Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: ‘If any of you—whether an Israelite or a foreigner residing in Israel^(A)—presents a gift^(B) for a burnt offering to the Lord, either to fulfill a vow^(C) or as a freewill offering,^(D) ¹⁹you must present a male without defect^(E) from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf.^(F) ²⁰Do not bring anything with a defect,^(G) because it will not be accepted on your behalf.^(H) ²¹When anyone brings from the herd or flock^(I) a fellowship offering^(J) to the Lord to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering,^(K) it must be without defect or blemish^(L) to be acceptable.^(M) ²²Do not offer to the Lord the blind, the injured or the maimed, or anything with warts or festering or running sores. Do not place any of these on the altar as a food offering presented to the Lord. ²³You may, however, present as a freewill offering an ox^[a] or a sheep that is deformed or stunted, but it will not be accepted in fulfillment of a vow. ²⁴You must not offer to the Lord an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn or cut.^(N) You must not do this in your own land, ²⁵and you must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner and offer them as the food of your God.^(O) They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and have defects.^(P)’”

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Leviticus 22:23 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.

Leviticus 22:18-25

King James Version

¹⁸Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering;

¹⁹Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.

²⁰But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

²¹And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

²²Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord.

²³Either 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.

²⁴Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.

²⁵Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

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Leviticus 27:9-10

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁹“If the vow involves one of the animals that may be brought as an offering to the Lord, any of these he gives to the Lord will be holy. ¹⁰He may not replace it or make a substitution for it, either good for bad, or bad for good.^(A) But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.

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Leviticus 27:9-10

New International Version

⁹“‘If what they vowed is an animal that is acceptable as an offering to the Lord,^(A) such an animal given to the Lord becomes holy.^(B) ¹⁰They must not exchange it or substitute a good one for a bad one, or a bad one for a good one;^(C) if they should substitute one animal for another, both it and the substitute become holy.

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Leviticus 27:9-10

King James Version

⁹And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the Lord, all that any man giveth of such unto the Lord shall be holy.

¹⁰He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.

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Numbers 30:2

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²When a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to put himself under an obligation, he must not break his word; he must do whatever he has promised.^(A)

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Numbers 30:2

New International Version

²When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.^(A)

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Numbers 30:2

King James Version

²If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

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Deuteronomy 23:21-23

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Keeping Vows

²¹“If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will require it of you, and it will be counted against you as sin. ²²But if you refrain from making a vow, it will not be counted against you as sin. ²³Be careful to do whatever comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed what you promised^[a] to the Lord your God.^(A)

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Deuteronomy 23:23 Lit promised with your mouth

Deuteronomy 23:21-23

New International Version

²¹If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it,^(A) for the Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin.^(B) ²²But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.^(C) ²³Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the Lord your God with your own mouth.

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Deuteronomy 23:21-23

King James Version

²¹When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

²²But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

²³That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

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Ecclesiastes 5:4-7

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁴When you make a vow to God,^(A) don’t delay fulfilling it, because He does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow. ⁵Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it.^(B) ⁶Do not let your mouth bring guilt on you,^(C) and do not say in the presence of the messenger that it was a mistake.^(D) Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands? ⁷For many dreams bring futility, so do many words.^(E) Therefore, fear God.

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Ecclesiastes 5:4-7

New International Version

⁴When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it.^(A) He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.^(B) ⁵It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.^(C) ⁶Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands? ⁷Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.^(D)

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Ecclesiastes 5:4-7

King James Version

⁴When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

⁵Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

⁶Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?

⁷For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

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