Leviticus 22:20

whatsoever hath in it a blemish, shall ye not bring near,—for it shall not be accepted for you.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

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

21And, whosoever would bring near a peace-offering unto Yahweh, to consecrate a vow or as a freewill-offering with a bullock or a sheep, without defect, shall it be, to be accepted, no, blemish, shall be therein.

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Cross References

Leviticus 22:25Even at the hand of the son of a stranger, shall ye not bring near the food of your God of any of these,—for, their damage is in them, a blemish, is in them, they shall not be accepted for you.

Deuteronomy 17:1Thou 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.

Malachi 1:13And ye have said, Lo! what a weariness! And ye have snuffed at Me, saith Yahweh of hosts, and have brought in the torn and the lame and the sick, thus have ye brought the present,— Could I accept it at your hand? saith Yahweh.

1 Peter 1:19But with precious blood, as of a lamb, unblemished and unspotted, of an Anointed One,—

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 →

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