Leviticus 22:17-33
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Acceptable Offerings
17 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and say to them: When anyone of the house of Israel or of the aliens residing in Israel presents an offering, whether in payment of a vow or as a freewill offering that is offered to the Lord as a burnt offering, 19 to be acceptable on your behalf it shall be a male without blemish, of the cattle or the sheep or the goats.(A) 20 You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable on your behalf.(B)
21 “When anyone offers a sacrifice of well-being to the Lord, in fulfillment of a vow or as a freewill offering, from the herd or from the flock, to be acceptable it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it.(C) 22 Anything blind or injured or maimed or having a discharge or an itch or scabs—these you shall not offer to the Lord or put any of them on the altar as offerings by fire[a] to the Lord. 23 An ox or a lamb that is deformed or stunted you may present for a freewill offering, but it will not be accepted for a vow. 24 Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not offer to the Lord; such you shall not do within your land, 25 nor shall you accept any such animals from a foreigner to offer as food to your God; since they are mutilated, with a blemish in them, they shall not be accepted on your behalf.”(D)
26 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 27 “When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as the Lord’s offering by fire.[b](E) 28 But you shall not slaughter, from the herd or the flock, an animal with its young on the same day.(F) 29 When you sacrifice a thanksgiving offering to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf.(G) 30 It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall not leave any of it until morning: I am the Lord.(H)
31 “Thus you shall keep my commandments and observe them: I am the Lord.(I) 32 You shall not profane my holy name, that I may be sanctified among the Israelites: I am the Lord; I sanctify you,(J) 33 I who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the Lord.”(K)
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Leviticus 22:17-33
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Acceptable Offerings for the Israelites
17 The Lord told Moses 18 to speak to Aaron and his sons and the whole people of Israel and tell them this:
Whenever anyone of the house of Israel or any of the aliens residing in Israel presents their offerings—whether it is any kind of offering to fulfill a vow or any kind of voluntary[a] offering, which may be presented to the Lord as a burnt offering— 19 in order for the offering to be accepted it must be a male without blemish, from the cattle or the sheep or the goats. 20 You shall not present any animal with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
21 If anyone presents a sacrifice as a fellowship offering to the Lord from the herd or the flock to fulfill a vow or as a voluntary offering, it must be without blemish for it to be accepted on your behalf. There must not be any defect in it. 22 Any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, with a growth in the eye, a festering boil, or sores—these you shall not present to the Lord. You shall not put any of these on the altar as an offering made by fire to the Lord. 23 You may, however, make a voluntary offering with a head of cattle or with a sheep or goat that has a long or short leg, but it will not be accepted as an offering to fulfill a vow. 24 You shall not present to the Lord any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn out or cut off. You shall not do this in your land. 25 You shall not present any of these animals from a foreigner as the food of your God. Because they are flawed, with a defect in them, they will not be accepted on your behalf.
26 Then the Lord told Moses this:
27 When a calf or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering that is a gift made by fire to the Lord. 28 But you shall not slaughter a cow or a ewe with her young on the same day.
29 When you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you will be accepted. 30 It must be eaten on the same day. You shall not leave any of it over until the morning. I am the Lord.
31 So you shall keep my commandments by doing them. I am the Lord. 32 Therefore you shall not defile my holy name, so that I may be honored as holy among the Israelites. I am the Lord, who sets you apart as holy, 33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord.
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- Leviticus 22:18 Or freewill
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