Deuteronomy 17:1

You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God a calf or a sheep, in which there is a blemish, or any evil thing; for it is an abomination to the Lord your God.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

In Context

2And if there should be found in any one of your cities, which the Lord your God gives you, a man or a woman who shall do that which is evil before the Lord your God, so as to transgress his covenant,

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Cross References

Genesis 41:3And other seven cows came up after these out of the river, ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, and fed by the other cows on the bank of the river.

Exodus 12:5It shall be to you a lamb unblemished, a male of a year old: you⌃ shall take it of the lambs and the kids.

Leviticus 22:23And a calf or a sheep with the ears cut off, or that has lost its tail, you shall kill them for yourself; but they shall not be accepted for your vow.

Deuteronomy 23:18You shall not bring the hire of a harlot, nor the price of a dog into the house of the Lord your God, for any vow; because even both are an abomination to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 25:16For every one that does this is an abomination to the Lord your God, even every one that does injustice.

Proverbs 11:1False balances are an abomination before the Lord: but a just weight is acceptable to him.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 17:1

The charge of this chapter is, I. Concerning the purity and perfection of all those animals that were offered in sacrifice, ver. 1 . II. Concerning the punishment of those that worshipped idols, ver. 2-7 . III. Concerning appeals from the inferior courts to the great sanhedrim, ver. 8-13 . IV. Concerning the choice and duty of a king, ver. 14 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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