Leviticus 22:17-33
Lexham English Bible
Acceptable Offerings
17 Then[a] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 18 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites,[b] and say to them, ‘Anyone from the house of Israel or[c] from the alien in Israel who presents his offering for any of their vows or[d] for any of their freewill offerings that they present to Yahweh as a burnt offering, 19 it must be without defect to be acceptable for you:[e] a male among the cattle, among the sheep, or[f] among the goats. 20 You shall not present any animal in which is a physical defect, because it shall not be acceptable[g] for you. 21 And if anyone brings a sacrifice of fellowship offerings for Yahweh to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from[h] the cattle or from[i] the flock,[j] it must be without defect to be acceptable;[k] 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. 23 As for[l] an ox or sheep that is deformed or[m] that is stunted, you may present it as a freewill offering, but[n] for a vow it will not be accepted. 24 And you shall not present anything for Yahweh with bruised or[o] shattered or[p] torn or[q] cut-off testicles, and you shall not sacrifice[r] such in your land. 25 And you shall not present your God’s food from any of these by the hand of a foreigner,[s] because their deformity is in them; a physical defect is in them; they shall not be accepted for you.’”
26 Then[t] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 27 “When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, then[u] it shall be under its mother for seven days, and from the eighth day and beyond it is acceptable as an offering made by fire for Yahweh. 28 And you shall not slaughter an ox or a sheep and its young[v] on the same day.[w] 29 And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it to be acceptable for you. 30 It must be eaten on that day; you must not leave over anything from it until morning; I am Yahweh.
31 “Thus[x] you shall keep my commands, and you shall do them; I am Yahweh.
32 “And you shall not profane my holy name, so that I may be consecrated in the midst of the Israelites;[y] I am Yahweh, who consecrates you, 33 the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be as God for you; I am Yahweh.”
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- Leviticus 22:17 Or “And”
- Leviticus 22:18 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 22:18 Or “and”
- Leviticus 22:18 Or “and”
- Leviticus 22:19 Literally “for your acceptance”
- Leviticus 22:19 Or “and”
- Leviticus 22:20 Literally “for acceptance”
- Leviticus 22:21 Or “among”
- Leviticus 22:21 Or “among”
- Leviticus 22:21 The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
- Leviticus 22:21 Literally “for acceptance”
- Leviticus 22:23 Or “And”
- Leviticus 22:23 Or “and”
- Leviticus 22:23 Or “and”
- Leviticus 22:24 Or “and”
- Leviticus 22:24 Or “and”
- Leviticus 22:24 Or “and”
- Leviticus 22:24 Literally “do” or “make”
- Leviticus 22:25 Literally “a son of a foreign land”
- Leviticus 22:26 Or “And”
- Leviticus 22:27 Or “and”
- Leviticus 22:28 Literally “his son” or “his child”
- Leviticus 22:28 Literally “on day one” or “in one day”
- Leviticus 22:31 Or “And”
- Leviticus 22:32 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
Leviticus 22:17-33
American Standard Version
17 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whosoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners in Israel, that offereth his oblation, whether it be any of their vows, or any of their freewill-offerings, which they offer unto Jehovah for a burnt-offering; 19 that ye may be accepted, ye shall offer a male without blemish, of the bullocks, 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 Jehovah to [a]accomplish a vow, or for a freewill-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. 22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having [b]a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto Jehovah, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto Jehovah. 23 Either a bullock or a lamb that hath anything superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill-offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. 24 That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut, ye shall not offer unto Jehovah; neither shall ye [c]do thus in your land. 25 Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, there is a blemish in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
26 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for the oblation of an offering made by fire unto Jehovah. 28 And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day. 29 And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted. 30 On the same day it shall be eaten; ye shall leave none of it until the morning: I am Jehovah. 31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am Jehovah. 32 And ye shall not profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am Jehovah who halloweth you, 33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Jehovah.
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- Leviticus 22:21 Or, make a special vow
- Leviticus 22:22 Or, sores
- Leviticus 22:24 Or, sacrifice them
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