20 aWhatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf.
21 And awhoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, bto fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.
22 aThose that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an1 ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make ban offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord.
23 Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb atoo long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
24 ‘You shall not offer to the Lord what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land.
25 Nor afrom a foreigner’s hand shall you offer any of these as bthe bread of your God, because their ccorruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.’ ”
26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
27 a“When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the Lord.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in John Wesley's Notes for Leviticus 22:22.
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