Leviticus 22:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If anyone offers a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD for a special vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or the flock, it must be without defect to be accepted; there must be no blemish in it.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no bmish therein.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering in cattle or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish in it.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And 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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Yf a man will offer a peaseoffrynge vnto the Lorde and separate a vowe or a frewill offerynge of the oxen or the flocke it must be without deformyte that it maye be accepted. There maye be no blemysh therein:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And who so wyl offre an health offeringe vnto the LORDE to separate out a vowe, or of fre wyl, oxen or shepe, it shalbe without blemysh, yt it maye be accepted. It shal haue no deformite.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And whosoeuer bringeth a peace offring vnto ye Lord to accomplish his vowe, or for a free offring, of the beeues, or of the sheepe, his free offring shall bee perfect, no blemish shalbe in it.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And whosoeuer bryngeth a peace offering vnto the Lorde, to accomplyshe his vowe, or a freewyll offering in beefes or sheepe, it shalbe perfite to be accepted, there shalbe also no blemishe therein.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish [his] vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh 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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And when a man bringeth near a sacrifice of peace-offerings to Jehovah, to complete a vow, or for a willing-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it is perfect for a pleasing thing: no blemish is in it;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And whoever makes a peace-offering to the Lord, in payment of an oath or as a free offering, from the herd or the flock, if it is to be pleasing to the Lord, let it be free from any mark or damage.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; no blemish shall be therein.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    If a man presents a peace offering sacrifice to the LORD for a special votive offering or for a freewill offering from the herd or the flock, it must be flawless to be acceptable; it must have no flaw.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 15:3 : 3 and if you present an offering by fire to the Lord—a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or as a freewill offering, or at your appointed festivals—to create a pleasing aroma for the Lord, from the herd or the flock,
  • Num 15:8 : 8 When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or a sacrifice, whether to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the Lord,
  • Lev 3:6 : 6 If his offering for a peace sacrifice to the LORD comes from the flock, whether male or female, it must be without defect.
  • Deut 23:21-23 : 21 You may charge interest to a foreigner, but not to a fellow Israelite, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land you are about to enter and possess. 22 When you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not delay to fulfill it, for the LORD your God will surely demand it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. 23 But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.
  • Lev 3:1 : 1 If someone presents a peace offering and brings an offering from the herd, whether it is male or female, it must be without defect and be presented before the LORD.
  • Eccl 5:4-5 : 4 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. 5 Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell God’s messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your words and destroy the work of your hands?
  • Ps 50:14 : 14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
  • Prov 7:14 : 14 'I had to offer sacrifices of peace offerings; today I fulfilled my vows.'
  • Lev 7:11-38 : 11 These are the instructions for the peace offerings that are presented to the Lord. 12 If it is offered as an act of thanksgiving, it shall be accompanied by unleavened bread mixed with oil, unleavened wafers spread with oil, and loaves of fine flour well-kneaded and mixed with oil. 13 With the peace offering of thanksgiving, leavened bread shall also be offered. 14 From the offering, one loaf shall be presented as a contribution to the Lord; it shall belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings. 15 The meat of the peace offering of thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day it is offered; none of it shall be left until morning. 16 But if the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he brings the sacrifice. Whatever is left over may be eaten on the next day. 17 But any meat of the sacrifice left over until the third day must be burned in the fire. 18 If any of the meat from the peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted; it will not be credited to the one who offered it. The meat will be considered unclean, and anyone who eats it will bear their guilt. 19 Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten. It must be burned with fire. Only those who are clean may eat the meat. 20 If anyone who is unclean eats the meat from the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, they must be cut off from their people. 21 If anyone touches something unclean, whether it is human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat from the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, they must be cut off from their people. 22 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 23 Speak to the Israelites and say: You must not eat any of the fat of cattle, sheep, or goats. 24 The fat of an animal found dead and the fat of an animal torn by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose but must not be eaten. 25 Anyone who eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering to the Lord is made must be cut off from their people. 26 And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird or animal. 27 Anyone who eats blood must be cut off from their people. 28 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 29 Speak to the Israelites and say: Anyone who brings a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord must bring part of it as their offering to the Lord. 30 With his own hands he shall bring the offerings made by fire to the Lord. He shall bring the fat together with the breast to be waved as a wave offering before the Lord. 31 The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons. 32 You are to give the right thigh as a contribution to the priest from your peace offerings. 33 The son of Aaron who offers the blood and the fat of the peace offering shall have the right thigh as his portion. 34 From the Israelites' peace offerings, I have taken the breast that is waved and the thigh that is contributed, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a perpetual share from the Israelites. 35 This is the portion of Aaron and his sons from the offerings made by fire to the Lord, on the day they were presented to serve the Lord as priests. 36 On the day they were anointed, the Lord commanded that the Israelites give this to them as their perpetual share for all generations to come. 37 This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the ordination offering, and the peace offering, 38 which the Lord commanded Moses on Mount Sinai on the day He commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai.
  • Gen 28:20 : 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, 'If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey I am taking, and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,
  • Gen 35:1-3 : 1 God said to Jacob, "Get up, go to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau." 2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your clothes." 3 "Let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone."

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  • Lev 22:18-20
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    91%

    18Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites, and tell them: If any Israelite or foreigner living among you presents an offering, whether it is to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering to the LORD as a burnt offering,

    19it must be a male without defect to be accepted, from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats.

    20Do not offer anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.

  • Lev 3:6-7
    2 verses
    86%

    6If his offering for a peace sacrifice to the LORD comes from the flock, whether male or female, it must be without defect.

    7If he offers a lamb as his offering, he is to present it before the LORD.

  • Lev 22:22-26
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    86%

    22You must not offer to the LORD anything that is blind, broken, injured, or with warts, scabs, or skin disease; you must not bring them as a fire offering on the altar to the LORD.

    23You may offer a bull or lamb that has an overgrown or stunted limb as a freewill offering, but it will not be accepted as a vow offering.

    24You must not offer to the LORD any animals that are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut, nor are you to do this in your land.

    25You must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner to offer as the food of your God. They are deformed and have defects; they will not be accepted on your behalf.

    26The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 3:1
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    1If someone presents a peace offering and brings an offering from the herd, whether it is male or female, it must be without defect and be presented before the LORD.

  • Deut 15:21
    84%

    21But if there is a defect in it, such as being lame or blind, or having any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

  • Lev 1:10
    82%

    10If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock, from either the sheep or the goats, you are to offer a male without defect.

  • Lev 1:2-3
    2 verses
    82%

    2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When anyone among you brings an offering to the LORD, you are to bring your offering from the livestock—either from the herd or the flock.

    3If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you are to offer a male without defect. You must present it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that it will be acceptable to the LORD.

  • Deut 17:1
    81%

    1Do not sacrifice to the LORD your God a bull or sheep with a defect or any flaw, for that would be detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Lev 19:5
    78%

    5When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the LORD, offer it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.

  • Num 6:14
    78%

    14They are to present their offering to the LORD: a year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering, a year-old female lamb without defect for a sin offering, and a ram without defect for a fellowship offering.

  • Num 28:19
    78%

    19Present a fire offering as a burnt offering to the LORD: two young bulls, one ram, and seven unblemished year-old lambs.

  • Num 15:3
    78%

    3and if you present an offering by fire to the Lord—a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or as a freewill offering, or at your appointed festivals—to create a pleasing aroma for the Lord, from the herd or the flock,

  • Lev 27:9
    77%

    9If it is an animal that can be offered as an offering to the LORD, whatever is given to the LORD shall be holy.

  • Num 28:31
    76%

    31These offerings are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering. They must be without defect, accompanied by their drink offerings.

  • Lev 4:32
    76%

    32If they bring a lamb as their sin offering, it must be a female without defect.

  • Lev 22:29
    76%

    29When you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, offer it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.

  • Num 29:36-37
    2 verses
    76%

    36You shall present a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old without defect.

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    12On the day you wave the sheaf, you are to offer a year-old lamb without defect as a burnt offering to the Lord.

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    76%

    2You shall offer a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord—one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs a year old, all without defect.

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    23When you have finished purifying it, you shall offer a young bull without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock.

  • Num 29:8
    76%

    8You shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs a year old, all without defect.

  • Lev 21:20-21
    2 verses
    76%

    20or who is hunchbacked, a dwarf, has an eye defect, severe skin diseases, or damaged testicles.

    21No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect may approach to bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD. He has a defect; he must not approach to offer the food of his God.

  • Lev 7:29
    75%

    29Speak to the Israelites and say: Anyone who brings a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord must bring part of it as their offering to the Lord.

  • Lev 23:18
    75%

    18Along with the bread, present seven unblemished lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams as burnt offerings to the Lord, along with their grain offerings and drink offerings—an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

  • Lev 7:11
    75%

    11These are the instructions for the peace offerings that are presented to the Lord.

  • Num 15:8
    75%

    8When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or a sacrifice, whether to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the Lord,

  • Num 29:13
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    13You shall offer a burnt offering, a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs a year old, all without defect.

  • Lev 17:8
    74%

    8Say to them: Anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice

  • Lev 27:11
    74%

    11If it is an unclean animal that cannot be offered to the LORD as a sacrifice, it must be presented before the priest.

  • Num 29:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20On the third day, eleven bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect.

    21Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed.

  • Ezek 43:25
    74%

    25For seven days, you shall prepare a male goat daily as a sin offering. You shall also prepare a young bull and a ram from the flock without blemish.

  • Lev 21:18
    74%

    18For no man who has a defect may approach: no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed.

  • Num 29:23
    74%

    23On the fourth day, ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect.

  • Num 29:32
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    32On the seventh day, seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect.

  • Exod 12:5
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    5Your lamb must be an unblemished male, a year old; you may take it from either the sheep or the goats.

  • Mal 1:8
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    8When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you offer lame or sick animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you? says the LORD of Hosts.

  • Lev 17:3
    73%

    3Anyone from the house of Israel who sacrifices an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or outside the camp,

  • Num 29:18
    73%

    18Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed.

  • Lev 3:12
    73%

    12If his offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.