Deuteronomy 17:1

Thou shalt not sacrifice unto Yahweh thy God a bullock or a sheep wherein is a blemish, any unseemly thing: for an abomination unto Yahweh thy God, it would be.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

2When there shall be found in thy midst, within any of thy gates, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, man or woman who doeth the thing which is wicked in the eyes of Yahweh thy God by transgressing his covenant;

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Cross References

Genesis 41:3And lo! seven heifers more coming up after them out of the river, uncomely in appearance and lean in flesh,—and they came and stood beside the heifers, by the lip of the river.

Exodus 12:5A lamb without defect a male a year old, shall yours be,—from the sheep or from the goats, shall ye take it.

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.

Deuteronomy 23:18Thou shalt not bring the wages of an unchaste woman, or the hire of a dog, into the house of Yahweh thy God for any vow,—for, an abomination unto Yahweh thy God, are they both.

Deuteronomy 25:16For an abomination unto Yahweh thy God, is every one that doeth these things,—every one that doeth unjustly.

Proverbs 11:1A deceptive balance, is an abomination to Yahweh, but, a full weight, is his delight.

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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