Leviticus 22:21

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יַקְרִ֤יב זֶֽבַח־שְׁלָמִים֙ לַיהוָ֔ה לְפַלֵּא־נֶ֙דֶר֙ א֣וֹ לִנְדָבָ֔ה בַּבָּקָ֖ר א֣וֹ בַצֹּ֑אן תָּמִ֤ים יִֽהְיֶה֙ לְרָצ֔וֹן כָּל־מ֖וּם לֹ֥א יִהְיֶה־בּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾîš kî-yaqrîb zebaḥ-šəlāmîm la-YHWH lə-pallēʾ-neder ʾô li-ndābāh babbāqār ʾô baṣṣōʾn tāmîm yihyeh lə-rāṣôn kol-mûm lōʾ yihyeh-bô

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʾîš*: conjunction + noun masculine singular - and a man
• *kî*: conjunction - when, if
• *yaqrîb*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - offers
• *zebaḥ*: noun masculine singular construct - sacrifice of
• *šəlāmîm*: noun masculine plural - peace offerings
• *la-YHWH*: preposition + divine name - to/for the LORD
• *lə-pallēʾ*: preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to fulfill
• *neder*: noun masculine singular - vow
• *ʾô*: conjunction - or
• *li-ndābāh*: preposition + noun feminine singular - for a freewill offering
• *babbāqār*: preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - from the cattle
• *baṣṣōʾn*: preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - from the flock
• *tāmîm*: adjective masculine singular - unblemished, perfect
• *yihyeh*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - shall be
• *lə-rāṣôn*: preposition + noun masculine singular - for acceptance
• *kol*: noun masculine singular construct - any
• *mûm*: noun masculine singular - blemish
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *bô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it

Word Meanings

• *yaqrîb*: offers, brings near, presents
• *zebaḥ*-*šəlāmîm*: sacrifice of peace offerings, fellowship offering
• *lə-pallēʾ*-*neder*: to fulfill a vow, to accomplish a vow
• *li-ndābāh*: for a freewill offering, as a voluntary gift
• *bāqār*: cattle, oxen, herd
• *ṣōʾn*: flock, sheep and goats
• *tāmîm*: unblemished, without defect, perfect
• *lə-rāṣôn*: for acceptance, for favor, to be acceptable
• *mûm*: blemish, defect, imperfection

Other Translations

• 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.

• 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And whosoever{H376} offereth{H7126} a sacrifice{H2077} of peace-offerings{H8002} unto Jehovah{H3068} to accomplish{H6381} a vow,{H5088} or for a freewill-offering,{H5071} of the herd{H1241} or of the flock,{H6629} it shall be perfect{H8549} to be accepted;{H7522} there shall be no blemish{H3971} therein.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And whosoever{H376} offereth{H7126}{(H8686)} a sacrifice{H2077} of peace offerings{H8002} unto the LORD{H3068} to accomplish{H6381}{(H8763)} his vow{H5088}, or a freewill offering{H5071} in beeves{H1241} or sheep{H6629}, it shall be perfect{H8549} to be accepted{H7522}; there shall be no blemish{H3971} 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 make an offering by fire to the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in fulfilling a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a pleasing aroma to the LORD, of the herd or of the flock:
• Num 15:8 : 8 And when you prepare a bull for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in fulfilling a vow, or peace offerings to the LORD:
• Lev 3:6 : 6 If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
• Deut 23:21-23 : 21 When you shall vow a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay to pay it: for the LORD your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you. 22 But if you refrain from vowing, it shall not be sin in you. 23 That which has gone out of your lips you shall keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as you have vowed to the LORD your God, which you have promised with your mouth.
• Lev 3:1 : 1 If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, whether it is from the herd, a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
• Eccl 5:4-5 : 4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay to pay it, for He has no pleasure in fools; pay what you have vowed. 5 It is better not to vow than to vow and not pay.
• Ps 50:14 : 14 Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the Most High:
• Prov 7:14 : 14 I have peace offerings with me; today I have paid my vows.
• Lev 7:11-38 : 11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer to the LORD. 12 If he offers it for thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, fried. 13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings. 14 And from it he shall offer one out of the whole offering as a wave offering to the LORD, and it shall be the priest's who sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings. 15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until morning. 16 But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day he offers his sacrifice: and on the next day, the remainder of it shall also be eaten: 17 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire. 18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings is eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, nor shall it be counted to him who offers it: it shall be an abomination, and the person who eats of it shall bear his iniquity. 19 And the flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and for the other flesh, all who are clean shall eat it. 20 But the soul that eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that belong to the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people. 21 Moreover, the soul who touches any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which belong to the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from his people. 22 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 23 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, You shall not eat any fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. 24 And the fat of an animal that dies of itself, and the fat of an animal that is torn by beasts, may be used for any other purpose: but you shall not eat of it. 25 For whoever eats the fat of the animal of which men offer an offering made by fire to the LORD, even the soul who eats it shall be cut off from his people. 26 Moreover, you shall not eat any blood, whether it is of bird or animal, in any of your dwellings. 27 Whatever soul it is that eats any blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 28 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 29 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, He who offers the sacrifice of his peace offerings to the LORD shall bring his offering to the LORD from the sacrifice of his peace offerings. 30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire; the fat with the breast, he shall bring, that the breast may be waved as a wave offering before the LORD. 31 And the priest shall burn the fat on the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'. 32 And you shall give the right shoulder to the priest as a heave offering from the sacrifices of your peace offerings. 33 He among the sons of Aaron who offers the blood of the peace offerings and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his portion. 34 For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons by a statute forever from among the children of Israel. 35 This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, on the day when he presented them to minister to the LORD in the priest's office; 36 Which the LORD commanded to be given them from the children of Israel, on the day that he anointed them, by a statute forever throughout their generations. 37 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the grain offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings; 38 Which the LORD commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their offerings to the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai.
• Gen 28:20 : 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothes to wear,
• Gen 35:1-3 : 1 And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there: and make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother. 2 Then Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your clothes: 3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.