19 (A)for you to be accepted—it must be a male without defect from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats. 20 (B)Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it will not be accepted for you. 21 When a man offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord (C)to [a]fulfill a special vow or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it. 22 Those that are blind or fractured or maimed or having a running sore or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make of them an offering by fire on the altar to the Lord. 23 In respect to an ox or a lamb which has an [b]overgrown or stunted member, you may present it for a freewill offering, but for a vow it will not be accepted. 24 Also (D)anything with its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not offer to the Lord, or [c]sacrifice in your land, 25 nor shall you accept any such from the hand of a foreigner for offering (E)as the [d]food of your God; for their corruption is in them, they have a defect, they shall not be accepted for you.’”

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  1. Leviticus 22:21 Or make a special votive offering
  2. Leviticus 22:23 Or a deformed
  3. Leviticus 22:24 Lit do
  4. Leviticus 22:25 Lit bread

19 you must present a male without defect(A) from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf.(B) 20 Do not bring anything with a defect,(C) because it will not be accepted on your behalf.(D) 21 When anyone brings from the herd or flock(E) a fellowship offering(F) to the Lord to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering,(G) it must be without defect or blemish(H) to be acceptable.(I) 22 Do not offer to the Lord the blind, the injured or the maimed, or anything with warts or festering or running sores. Do not place any of these on the altar as a food offering presented to the Lord. 23 You may, however, present as a freewill offering an ox[a] or a sheep that is deformed or stunted, but it will not be accepted in fulfillment of a vow. 24 You must not offer to the Lord an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn or cut.(J) You must not do this in your own land, 25 and you must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner and offer them as the food of your God.(K) They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and have defects.(L)’”

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  1. Leviticus 22:23 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.