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

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

21 And 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.

22 Blind, 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.

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19 it must be without defect to be acceptable for you:[a] a male among the cattle, among the sheep, or[b] among the goats. 20 You shall not present any animal in which is a physical defect, because it shall not be acceptable[c] for you. 21 And if anyone brings a sacrifice of fellowship offerings for Yahweh to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from[d] the cattle or from[e] the flock,[f] it must be without defect to be acceptable;[g] there must not be any physical defect in it. 22 The blind or the injured or the maimed or the seeping or one with a skin disorder or one with a skin eruption—these you shall not present to Yahweh, nor shall you give from them an offering made by fire on the altar for Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:19 Literally “for your acceptance”
  2. Leviticus 22:19 Or “and”
  3. Leviticus 22:20 Literally “for acceptance”
  4. Leviticus 22:21 Or “among”
  5. Leviticus 22:21 Or “among”
  6. Leviticus 22:21 The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
  7. Leviticus 22:21 Literally “for acceptance”