Leviticus 22:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

That 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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמָע֤וּךְ וְכָתוּת֙ וְנָת֣וּק וְכָר֔וּת לֹ֥א תַקְרִ֖יבוּ לַֽיהוָ֑ה וּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃

Transliteration

û-māʿûk wə-kātût wə-nātûq wə-kārût lōʾ taqrîbû la-YHWH û-bə-ʾarṣəkem lōʾ taʿăśû

Grammar Details

*û-māʿûk*: conjunction + Qal passive participle masculine singular - and bruised/crushed
*wə-kātût*: conjunction + Qal passive participle masculine singular - and crushed
*wə-nātûq*: conjunction + Qal passive participle masculine singular - and torn
*wə-kārût*: conjunction + Qal passive participle masculine singular - and cut off
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*taqrîbû*: Hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you shall offer
*la-YHWH*: preposition + divine name - to/for the LORD
*û-bə-ʾarṣəkem*: conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - and in your land
*taʿăśû*: Qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you shall do/make

Word Meanings

*māʿûk*: bruised, crushed (testicles)
*kātût*: crushed, pounded (testicles)
*nātûq*: torn, pulled away (testicles)
*kārût*: cut off, severed (testicles)
*taqrîbû*: you shall offer, you shall bring near, you shall present
*ʾarṣəkem*: your land, your country, your territory
*taʿăśû*: you shall do, you shall make, you shall perform

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Referenced Verses

Lev 22:20 : 20 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
Deut 23:1 : 1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
Lev 21:20 : 20 or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Lev 22:19-23
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84%
19that ye may be accepted, [ye shall offer] a male without blemish, of the bullocks, of the sheep, or of the goats.
20But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
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.
Lev 22:25-26
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83%
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.
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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.
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 12:4
77%
4Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God.
Exod 34:25-26
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75%
25Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.
26The first of the first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring unto the house of Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's milk.
Deut 12:17
74%
17Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy grain, or of thy new wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the heave-offering of thy hand;
Exod 23:18-19
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74%
18Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my feast remain all night until the morning.
19The first of the first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring into the house of Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in it mother's milk.
Lev 2:11-12
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74%
11No meal-offering, which ye shall offer unto Jehovah, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
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Lev 21:20-21
2 verses
74%
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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Exod 22:31
73%
31And ye shall be holy men unto me: therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
Lev 17:8-9
2 verses
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Deut 12:13
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Exod 30:9
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Lev 23:14
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Mal 1:8
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Lev 19:5
72%
5And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.
Exod 23:24
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Num 28:19
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19but ye shall offer an offering made by fire, a burnt-offering unto Jehovah: two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven he-lambs a year old; they shall be unto you without blemish;
Deut 12:24
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24Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.
Lev 18:24
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Ezek 44:31
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31The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or beast.
Lev 2:6
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Hos 9:4
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Lev 21:5
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5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Deut 12:27
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27and thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of Jehovah thy God; and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of Jehovah thy God; and thou shalt eat the flesh.
Mal 1:13
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13Ye 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.
Lev 23:25
71%
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Deut 14:21
71%
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Lev 22:15
71%
15And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,
Lev 7:24-25
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71%
24And the fat of that which dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of beasts, may be used for any other service; but ye shall in no wise eat of it.
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Lev 22:29
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Lev 23:18
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