Leviticus 22:18-23

18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: ‘If any of you—whether an Israelite or a foreigner residing in Israel—presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, either to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,
19 you must present a male without defect from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf.
20 Do not bring anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
21 When anyone brings from the herd or flock a fellowship offering to the LORD to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without defect or blemish to be acceptable.
22 Do not offer to the LORD the blind, the injured or the maimed, or anything with warts or festering or running sores. Do not place any of these on the altar as a food offering presented to the LORD.
23 You may, however, present as a freewill offering an ox[a] or a sheep that is deformed or stunted, but it will not be accepted in fulfillment of a vow.

Cross References 13

  • 1. Numbers 15:16; Numbers 19:10; Joshua 8:33
  • 2. S Leviticus 1:2
  • 3. ver 21; S Genesis 28:20; Numbers 15:8; Psalms 22:25; Psalms 76:11; Psalms 116:18
  • 4. S Leviticus 7:16
  • 5. S Leviticus 1:3; Leviticus 21:18-21; Numbers 28:11; Deuteronomy 15:21
  • 6. S Leviticus 1:2
  • 7. S Leviticus 1:3; Deuteronomy 15:21; Deuteronomy 17:1; Ezekiel 43:23; Ezekiel 45:18; Ezekiel 46:6; Malachi 1:8; Malachi 1:8,14; Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19
  • 8. S Exodus 28:38
  • 9. S Leviticus 1:2
  • 10. S Exodus 32:6; S Leviticus 3:6; Numbers 15:3,8
  • 11. S Leviticus 7:16
  • 12. S Exodus 12:5; Malachi 1:14
  • 13. Amos 4:5

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.
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