Leviticus 22:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־בּ֥וֹ מ֖וּם לֹ֣א תַקְרִ֑יבוּ כִּי־לֹ֥א לְרָצ֖וֹן יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

kōl ʾăšer-bô mûm lōʾ taqrîbû kî-lōʾ lə-rāṣôn yihyeh lākem

Grammar Details

*kōl*: noun masculine singular construct - all, anything
*ʾăšer*: relative particle - which
*bô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it
*mûm*: noun masculine singular - blemish, defect
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*taqrîbû*: Hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you shall offer
*kî*: conjunction - for, because
*lə-rāṣôn*: preposition + noun masculine singular - for acceptance
*yihyeh*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will be
*lākem*: preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for you

Word Meanings

*kōl* *ʾăšer*-*bô* *mûm*: anything that has a blemish in it
*taqrîbû*: you shall offer, you shall bring near, you shall present
*lə-rāṣôn*: for acceptance, for favor, to be acceptable
*yihyeh* *lākem*: it will be for you, it shall be to you

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Referenced Verses

Deut 17:1 : 1 Thou shalt not sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, [or] anything evil; for that is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
Mal 1:8 : 8 And when ye offer the blind for sacrifice, it is no evil! and when ye offer the lame and sick, it is no evil! Present it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept thy person? saith Jehovah of hosts.
Deut 15:21 : 21 And if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto Jehovah thy God.
Lev 22:25 : 25 Neither 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.
Heb 9:14 : 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
1 Pet 1:19 : 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, {G299} even the blood of Christ:
Mal 1:13-14 : 13 Ye say also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith Jehovah 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 hand? saith Jehovah. 14 But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Lev 22:21-26
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21And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
22Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto Jehovah, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto Jehovah.
23Either a bullock or a lamb that hath anything superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill-offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
24That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut, ye shall not offer unto Jehovah; neither shall ye do [thus] in your land.
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.
26And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Lev 22:19
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19that ye may be accepted, [ye shall offer] a male without blemish, of the bullocks, of the sheep, or of the goats.
Deut 15:21
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21And if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto Jehovah thy God.
Deut 17:1
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1Thou shalt not sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, [or] anything evil; for that is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
Lev 3:6-7
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6And if his oblation for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
7If he offer a lamb for his oblation, then shall he offer it before Jehovah;
Lev 1:10
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10And if his oblation be of the flock, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-offering; he shall offer it a male without blemish.
Lev 3:1
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1And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace-offerings; if he offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before Jehovah.
Lev 21:20-21
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20or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
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Lev 1:2-3
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79%
2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man of you offereth an oblation unto Jehovah, ye shall offer your oblation of the cattle, [even] of the herd and of the flock.
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Num 28:19
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Lev 21:17-18
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79%
17Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
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Num 28:31
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Num 29:8
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Num 29:36
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9And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an oblation unto Jehovah, all that any man giveth of such unto Jehovah shall be holy.
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Lev 17:8
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Lev 23:12
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Ezek 43:25
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Num 6:14
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Num 29:2
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Exod 12:5
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Lev 22:29
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Num 29:20
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Num 29:13
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Lev 21:23
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