Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But if it have a blemish, or be lame, or blind, or in any part disfigured or feeble, it shall not be sacrificed to the Lord thy God. Deuteronomy 17:1 Thou shalt not sacrifice to the Lord thy God a sheep, or an ox, wherein there is blemish, or any fault: for that is an abomination to the Lord thy God. Leviticus 22:20,24 If it have a blemish you shall not offer it: neither shall it be acceptable. . . . Malachi 1:7,8 To you, O priests, that despise my name, and have said: Wherein have we despised thy name? You offer polluted bread upon my altar, and you say: Wherein have we polluted thee? In that you say: The table of the Lord is contemptible. . . . Context Firstborn Animals…20In the sight of the Lord thy God shalt thou eat them every year, in the place that the Lord shall choose, thou and thy house. 21But if it have a blemish, or be lame, or blind, or in any part disfigured or feeble, it shall not be sacrificed to the Lord thy God.22But thou shalt eat it within the gates of thy city: the clean and the unclean shall eat them alike, as the roe and as the hart.… Cross References Leviticus 1:3 If his offering be a holocaust, and of the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish, at the door of the testimony, to make the Lord favourable to him. Leviticus 22:19 To be offered by you: it shall be a male without blemish of the beeves, or of the sheep, or of the goats. Leviticus 22:20 If it have a blemish you shall not offer it: neither shall it be acceptable. Numbers 28:19 And you shall offer a burnt sacrifice a holocaust to the Lord, two calves of the herd, one ram, seven lambs of a year old, without blemish: Numbers 29:8 And you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord for a most sweet odour, one calf of the herd, one ram, and seven lambs of a year old, without blemish: Deuteronomy 17:1 Thou shalt not sacrifice to the Lord thy God a sheep, or an ox, wherein there is blemish, or any fault: for that is an abomination to the Lord thy God. Malachi 1:8 If you offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if you offer the lame and the sick, is it not evil? offer it to thy prince, if he will be pleased with it, or if he will regard thy face, saith the Lord of hosts. Lexicon But ifוְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction [an animal] has יִהְיֶ֨ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a defect, מ֗וּם (mūm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3971: To stain, a blemish is lame פִּסֵּ֙חַ֙ (pis·sê·aḥ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6455: Lame or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if blind, עִוֵּ֔ר (‘iw·wêr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5787: Blind or has any כֹּ֖ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every serious רָ֑ע (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil flaw, מ֣וּם (mūm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3971: To stain, a blemish you must not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no sacrifice תִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּ (ṯiz·bā·ḥen·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice it to the LORD לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God. אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Additional Translations But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God. And if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto Jehovah thy God. And if there be in it a blemish, if it be lame or blind, an evil blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it to the Lord thy God. But if there be a defect therein, [if it be] lame, or blind, [or have] any evil defect, thou shalt not sacrifice it to Jehovah thy God. And if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God. And if there is any blemish in it, as if it is lame, or blind, or hath any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it to the LORD thy God. If it have any blemish, [as if it be] lame or blind, any ill blemish whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to Yahweh your God. 'And when there is in it a blemish, lame, or blind, any evil blemish, thou dost not sacrifice it to Jehovah thy God; Jump to Previous Animal Blemish Blind Blindness Damaged Defect Evil Ill Lame Mark Sacrifice Serious Therein Whatever Whatsoever WrongJump to Next Animal Blemish Blind Blindness Damaged Defect Evil Ill Lame Mark Sacrifice Serious Therein Whatever Whatsoever WrongLinks Deuteronomy 15:21 NIVDeuteronomy 15:21 NLT Deuteronomy 15:21 ESV Deuteronomy 15:21 NASB Deuteronomy 15:21 KJV Deuteronomy 15:21 Bible Apps Deuteronomy 15:21 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 15:21 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 15:21 French Bible Deuteronomy 15:21 German Bible Alphabetical: a an animal any as blind blindness But defect flaw God has If is it lame lameness LORD must not or sacrifice serious shall such the to you your OT Law: Deuteronomy 15:21 If it have any blemish as if (Deut. De Du) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |