Deuteronomy 15:21

But, when there is in it any blemish, lameness or blindness, any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto Yahweh thy God:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.

In Context

20before Yahweh thy God, shalt thou eat it year by year, in the place which Yahweh shall choose,—thou, and thy household.

22within thine own gates, mayest thou eat it,—the unclean of you and the clean alike, as the gazelle and as the hart.

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Cross References

Leviticus 22:19that ye may be accepted, [it must be] a male without defect, of the beeves, or of the sheep, or of the goats:

Leviticus 22:23Whether an ox or a lamb long or short limb, as a free-will offering, thou mayest offer it, but, for a vow, it shall not be accepted.

Malachi 1:7In bringing near upon mine altar, polluted food, while yet ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? Because ye say, As for the table of Yahweh, a thing to be despised, it is;

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 15:20-23

19 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep. 20 Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and thy household. 21 And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God. 22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the… Read the whole commentary →

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