19 (A)you shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats. 20 (B)Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf. 21 And (C)whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, (D)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 (E)Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an [a]ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make (F)an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord. 23 Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb (G)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 (H)from a foreigner’s hand shall you offer any of these as (I)the bread of your God, because their (J)corruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.’ ”

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  1. Leviticus 22:22 running sore

19 you must present a male without defect(A) from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf.(B) 20 Do not bring anything with a defect,(C) because it will not be accepted on your behalf.(D) 21 When anyone brings from the herd or flock(E) a fellowship offering(F) to the Lord to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering,(G) it must be without defect or blemish(H) to be acceptable.(I) 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. 24 You must not offer to the Lord an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn or cut.(J) You must not do this in your own land, 25 and you must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner and offer them as the food of your God.(K) They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and have defects.(L)’”

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  1. Leviticus 22:23 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.

Various Instructions

17 “You (A)shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God a bull or sheep which has any [a]blemish or defect, for that is an [b]abomination to the Lord your God.

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  1. Deuteronomy 17:1 Lit. evil thing
  2. Deuteronomy 17:1 detestable thing

17 Do not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect(A) or flaw in it, for that would be detestable(B) to him.(C)

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