Leviticus 22:21

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:

📖 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

Referenced Verses

• Num 15:3 : 3 and will offre an offerynge apon the fyre vnto the Lorde whether it be a burntofferynge or a speciall vowe or frewill offerynge or yf it be in youre principall festes to make a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde of the oxen or of the flocke.
• Num 15:8 : 8 When thou offerist an oxe to a burntofferynge or in any speciall vowe or peaseofferinge vnto the Lorde
• Lev 3:6 : 6 Yf a man brynge a peaceoffrynge vnto the Lorde from of the flocke: whether it be male, or female, it shalbe without blemysh.
• Deut 23:21-23 : 21 When thou hast vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde thy God, se thou be not slacke to paye it. For he will surely requyre it of the, and it shalbe synne vnto the. 22 Yf thou shalt leue vowinge, it shalbe no synne vnto the: 23 but that which is once gone out off thy lippes, thou must kepe and doo, accordynge as thou hast vowed vnto the Lorde thy god a frewilloffrynge whiche thou hast spoken with thy mouth.
• Lev 3:1 : 1 Yf any man brynge a peaceofferynge of the oxen: whether it be male or female, he shall brynge such as is without blemysh, before the Lorde,
• Lev 7:11-38 : 11 This is the lawe of the peaceoffringes whiche shalbe offered vnto the Lorde. 12 Yf he offer to geue thanckes, he shall brynge vnto his thanckofferynge: swete cakes myngled with oyle and swete wafers anoynted with oyle, and cakes myngled with oyle of fine floure fryed, 13 ad he shall brynge his offerynge apon cakes made of leuended bred vnto the thanckoffrynge of his peaceofferynges, 14 ad of them all he shall offer one to be an heueoffrynge vnto the Lorde, ad it shalbe the preastes that sprynkleth the bloude of the peaceofferynges. 15 And the fleshe of the thankofferynge of his peaceofferynges shalbe eaten the same daye that it is offred, and there shall none of it be layde vpp vntyll the mornynge. 16 Yf it be a vowe or a fre willofferynge that he bryngeth, the same daye that he offereth it, it shalbe eaten, and that which remayneth may be eaten on the morowe: 17 but as moche of the offered flesh as remaneth vnto the thirde daye shalbe burned with fire. 18 For yf any of the flesh of the peaceoffrynges be eaten the thirde daye then shall he that offered it optayne no fauour, nether shall it be rekened vnto him: but shalbe an abhomynacion, and the soule that eateth of it shall beare the synne thereof. 19 The flesh that twycheth any vnclene thinge shall not be eaten. but burnt with fire: and all that be clene in their flesh, maye eate flesh. 20 Yf any soule eate of the flesh of the peaceofferynges, that pertayne vnto the Lorde and hys vnclennesse yet apon him, the same soule shall perisshe from amonge his peoole. 21 Moreouer yf a soule twych any vnclene thinge, whether it be the vnclennesse of man or of any vnclene beest or any abhominacion that is vnclene: ad the eate of the flesh of the peaceoffrynges whiche pertayne vnto the Lord, that soule shall perissh from his people. 22 And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge: 23 speake vnto the childern of Israel ad saye. Ye shall eate no maner fatt of oxen, shepe or gootes: 24 neuerthelater the fatt of the beest that dyeth alone ad the fatt of that which is torne with wilde beestes, maye be occupide in all maner vses: but ye shal in no wise eate of it. 25 For whosoeuer eateth the fatt of the beest of which me bring an offring vnto the Lorde, that soule that eateth it shall perissh fro his people. 26 Moreouer ye shall eate no maner of bloud, wheresoeuer ye dwell, whether it be of foule or of beest. 27 What soeuer soule it be that eateth any maner of bloude the same soule shal perisshe fro his people. 28 And the Lorde talked with Moses sayenge: 29 speake vnto the childre of Israel ad saye He that offereth his peaceofferynge vnto the Lord, shall bringe his gifte vnto the Lord of his peaceoffrynges: 30 his owne handes shal bringe the offrynge of the Lorde: eue the fatt apo the brest he shall bringe with the brest to waue it a waueoffrynge before the Lorde. 31 And the preast shall burne the fatt apon the alter, ad the brest shalbe Aaros ad his sonnes. 32 And the right shulder they shall geue vnto the preast, to be an heueoffrynge, of their peaceoffringes. 33 And the same that offreth the bloud of the peaceoffringes ad the fatt, amog the sones of Aaro, shall haue the right shulder vnto his parte, 34 for the wauebrest ad the heueshulder I haue take of the childern of Israel, euen of their peaceoffringes, ad haue geue it vnto Aaro the prest and vnto his sonnes: to be a dutie for euer of the childern of Israel. 35 This is the anoyntinge of Aaron ad of the sacryfices of the Lorde, in the daye when they were offered to be preastes vnto the Lorde, 36 whiche the Lorde commaunded to be geuen them in the daye when he anoynted them, of the childern of Israel, and to be a dutie for euer amonge their generacions. 37 This is the lawe of burntoffrynges, of meatoffrynges, of synneoffrynges, of trespaceoffrynges, of fulloffrynges, of peaceoffrynges, 38 which the Lorde commaunded Moses in the mount of Sinai, in the daye when he commaunded the childern of Israel to offer their offrynges vnto the Lorde in the wildernesse of Sinai.
• Gen 28:20 : 20 And Iacob vowed a vowe saynge: Yf God will be with me and wyll kepe me in this iourney which I goo and will geue me bread to eate and cloothes to put o
• Gen 35:1-3 : 1 And God sayd vnto Iacob aryse ad get the vp to Bethell and dwell there. And make there an aulter vnto God that apeared vnto the when thou fleddest from Esau thy brother. 2 Than sayd Iacob vnto his housholde and to all yt were with him put away the strauge goddes that are amonge you and make youre selues cleane and chaunge youre garmetes 3 and let vs aryse and goo vp to Bethell yt I maye make an aulter there vnto God which herde me in the daye of my tribulatio and was wyth me in the waye which I went.