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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the congregation of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Any man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that abide among them in Israel, who shall offer his gifts according to all their confession and according to all their choice, whatsoever they may bring to the Lord for whole-burnt-offerings—
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your free-will-offerings be males without blemish of the herds, or of the sheep, or of the goats.
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They shall not bring to the Lord anything that has a blemish in it, for it shall not be acceptable for you.
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And whatsoever man shall offer a peace-offering to the Lord, discharging a vow, or in the way of free-will-offering, or an offering in your feasts, of the herds or of the sheep, it shall be without blemish for acceptance: there shall be no blemish in it.
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One that is blind, or broken, or has its tongue cut out, or is troubled with warts, or has a malignant ulcer, or tetters, they shall not offer these to the Lord; neither shall ye offer any of them for a burnt-offering on the altar of the Lord.
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And a calf or a sheep with the ears cut off, or that has lost its tail, thou shalt slay them for thyself; but they shall not be accepted for thy vow.
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That which has broken testicles, or is crushed or gelt or mutilated, —thou shalt not offer them to the Lord, neither shall ye sacrifice them upon your land.
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Neither shall ye offer the gifts of your God of all these things by the hand of a stranger, because there is corruption in them, a blemish in them: these shall not be accepted for you.
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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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As for a calf, or a sheep, or a goat, whenever it is born, then shall it be seven days under its mother; and on the eighth day and after they shall be accepted for sacrifices, a burnt-offering to the Lord.
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And a bullock and a ewe, it and its young, thou shalt not kill in one day.
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And if thou shouldest offer a sacrifice, a vow of rejoicing to the Lord, ye shall offer it so as to be accepted for you.
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In that same day it shall be eaten; ye shall not leave of the flesh till the morrow: I am the Lord.
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And ye shall keep my commandments and do them.
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And ye shall not profane the name of the Holy One, and I will be sanctified in the midst of the children of Israel. I the Lord that sanctifies you,
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who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I the Lord.