Deuteronomy 15:21 References
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"aBut if it has any defect, such as lameness or blindness, or any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.
a Leviticus 22:19-25, Deuteronomy 17:1
Leviticus 22
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afor you to be accepted--it must be a male without defect from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats.
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'When a man offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord ato 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.
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'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.
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'In respect to an ox or a lamb which has an overgrown or stunted member, you may present it for a freewill offering, but for a vow it will not be accepted.
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'Also aanything with its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not offer to the Lord, or sacrifice in your land,
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nor shall you accept any such from the hand of a foreigner for offering aas the food of your God; for their corruption is in them, they have a defect, they shall not be accepted for you.'"