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
New King James Version
Offerings Accepted and Not Accepted
17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: (A)‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who [a]offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings, which they offer to the Lord as a burnt offering— 19 (B)you shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats. 20 (C)Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf. 21 And (D)whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, (E)to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it. 22 (F)Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an [b]ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make (G)an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord. 23 Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb (H)too long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
24 ‘You shall not offer to the Lord what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land. 25 Nor (I)from a foreigner’s hand shall you offer any of these as (J)the bread of your God, because their (K)corruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.’ ”
26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 27 (L)“When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the Lord. 28 Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both her (M)and her young on the same day. 29 And when you (N)offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will. 30 On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave (O)none of it until morning: I am the Lord.
31 (P)“Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord. 32 (Q)You shall not profane My holy name, but (R)I will be [c]hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the Lord who (S)sanctifies you, 33 (T)who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.”
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- Leviticus 22:18 brings his offering
- Leviticus 22:22 running sore
- Leviticus 22:32 treated as holy
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