Leviticus 22:20

King James 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 the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
Mal 1:8 : 8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
Deut 15:21 : 21 And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.
Lev 22:25 : 25 Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be 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 spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
1 Pet 1:19 : 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Mal 1:13-14 : 13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD. 14 But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Lev 22:21-26
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21And 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.
22Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.
23Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
24Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
25Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
26And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Lev 22:19
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21And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.
Deut 17:1
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1Thou 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.
Lev 3:6-7
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6And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
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Lev 1:10
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10And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
Lev 3:1
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Lev 21:20-21
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79%
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Lev 1:2-3
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Num 28:31
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Lev 21:23
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