Leviticus 22:24

24 'Also 1anything with its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not offer to the LORD, or sacrifice in your land,

Leviticus 22:24 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 22:24

Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which bruised, or
crushed, or broken, or cut
The Targum of Jonathan is, whose testicles are pressed and bruised, and whose nerves are corrupted and bruised, and so most Jewish writers interpret it: neither shall you make [any offering thereof] in your land;
any offering of any sort, either burnt offering or peace offering, or any other; or ye shall not do, that is, any such thing as here suggested, not bruise, or crush, or break, or cut the testicles of any creature; so the above writers.

Leviticus 22:24 In-Context

22 'Those that are blind or fractured or maimed or having a running sore or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the LORD , nor make of them an offering by fire on the altar to the LORD .
23 'In respect to an ox or a lamb which has an overgrown or stunted member, you may present it for a freewill offering, but for a vow it will not be accepted.
24 'Also anything with its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not offer to the LORD , or sacrifice in your land,
25 nor shall you accept any such from the hand of a foreigner for offering as the food of your God; for their corruption is in them, they have a defect, they shall not be accepted for you.' "
26 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Cross References 1

  • 1. Leviticus 21:20

Footnotes 1

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