Leviticus 22:20
But whatever has a blemish, that ye shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable for you.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 22:25Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these, because their corruption is in them; there is a blemish in them. They shall not be accepted for you.
Deuteronomy 17:1Thou shall not sacrifice to LORD thy God an ox, or a sheep, in which is a blemish [or] anything bad, for that is an abomination to LORD thy God.
Malachi 1:13Ye also say, Behold, what a weariness it is! And ye have sniffed at it, says LORD of hosts. And ye have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick. Thus ye bring the offering. Should I accept this at your
1 Peter 1:19but by precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted--of Christ,
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:18-33
Laws Concerning Sacrifices. ( b. c. 1490.) 17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering; 19 Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20 But whatsoever hath… Read the whole commentary →