Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation You must not offer an animal that is blind, crippled, or injured, or that has a wart, a skin sore, or scabs. Such animals must never be offered on the altar as special gifts to the LORD. English Standard Version Animals blind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or an itch or scabs you shall not offer to the LORD or give them to the LORD as a food offering on the altar. Berean Standard Bible You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as a food offering to the LORD. King James Bible Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. New King James Version Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the LORD. New American Standard Bible Those that are blind, fractured, maimed, or have a wart, a festering rash, or scabs, you shall not offer to the LORD, nor make of them an offering by fire on the altar to the LORD. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 ‘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. Legacy Standard Bible Those that are blind or fractured or maimed or have a running sore or eczema or scabs, you shall not bring near to Yahweh nor make of them an offering by fire on the altar to Yahweh. Amplified Bible Animals that are blind or fractured or mutilated, or have a sore or a running wound or an itch or scabs, you shall not offer to the LORD nor make an offering of them by fire on the altar to the LORD. Christian Standard Bible You are not to present any animal to the LORD that is blind, injured, maimed, or has a running sore, festering rash, or scabs; you may not put any of them on the altar as a food offering to the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are not to present any animal to the LORD that is blind, injured, maimed, or has a running sore, festering rash, or scabs; you may not put any of them on the altar as a fire offering to the LORD. American Standard Version Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto Jehovah, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto Jehovah. Contemporary English Version Don't offer an animal that is blind or injured or that has an infection or a skin disease. English Revised Version Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never bring the LORD an animal that is blind, has broken bones, cuts, warts, scabs, or ringworm. Never give the LORD any of these in a sacrifice by fire on the altar. Good News Translation Do not offer to the LORD any animal that is blind or crippled or mutilated, or that has a running sore or a skin eruption or scabs. Do not offer any such animals on the altar as a food offering. International Standard Version You are not to bring to the LORD an offering that is blind, fractured, mutilated, or infected with ulcers, scurvy, or scales. You are not to present any of them as an offering made by fire on the altar for the LORD. Majority Standard Bible You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD. NET Bible "'You must not present to the LORD something blind, or with a broken bone, or mutilated, or with a running sore, or with a festering eruption, or with a feverish rash. You must not give any of these as a gift on the altar to the LORD. New Heart English Bible Blind, injured, maimed, having a wart, festering, or having a running sore, you shall not offer these to the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these to the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar to the LORD. World English Bible You shall not offer what is blind, is injured, is maimed, has a wart, is festering, or has a running sore to Yahweh, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBlind, or broken, or maimed, or [having] an oozing sore [[or a defect of the eye]], or itch, or scab—you do not bring these near to YHWH, and you do not make a fire-offering from them on the altar to YHWH. Young's Literal Translation blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed -- ye do not bring these near to Jehovah, and a fire-offering ye do not make of them on the altar to Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation Blind, or broken, or cut, or flowing, or scurvy, or scabby, they shall not bring these to Jehovah, and a sacrifice ye shall not give from them upon the altar to Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf it be blind, or broken, or have a scar or blisters, or a scab, or a dry scurf: you shall not offer them to the Lord, nor burn any thing of them upon the Lord's altar. Catholic Public Domain Version If it is blind, or if it is broken, or if it has a scar, or if it is has a boil, or a skin disease or infection, you shall not offer these to the Lord, nor shall you burn any of these upon the altar of the Lord. New American Bible One that is blind or lame or maimed, or one that has running lesions or sores or scabs, you shall not offer to the LORD; do not put such an animal on the altar as an oblation to the LORD. New Revised Standard Version Anything blind, or injured, or maimed, or having a discharge or an itch or scabs—these you shall not offer to the LORD or put any of them on the altar as offerings by fire to the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAny blind animal or broken or scabbed or maimed or scurvy, you shall not offer to the LORD nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar to the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated What is blind or what is broken, or what is mangy, or what is feeble, or what is leprous, or what is hairless, you shall not bring one of these to LORD JEHOVAH, and you shall not place an offering of such things on the altar for LORD JEHOVAH. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scabbed, or scurvy, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation One that is blind, or broken, or has its tongue cut out, or is troubled with warts, or has a malignant ulcer, or tetters, they shall not offer these to the Lord; neither shall ye offer any of them for a burnt-offering on the altar of the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Worthy Offerings…21When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable. 22You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD. 23You may present as a freewill offering an ox or sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow.… Cross References Deuteronomy 15:21 But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God. Malachi 1:8 When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts. Malachi 1:14 “But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations. Deuteronomy 17:1 You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God. Leviticus 1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD. Leviticus 3:1 “If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD. Leviticus 4:3 If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed. Leviticus 21:18-21 No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed; / no man who has a broken foot or hand, / or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle. ... Exodus 12:5 Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats. Numbers 19:2 “This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke. Ezekiel 43:22-23 On the second day you are to present an unblemished male goat as a sin offering, and the altar is to be cleansed as it was with the bull. / When you have finished the purification, you are to present a young, unblemished bull and an unblemished ram from the flock. Ezekiel 45:18-23 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the first day of the first month you are to take a young bull without blemish and purify the sanctuary. / And the priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the gateposts of the inner court. / You must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for anyone who strays unintentionally or in ignorance. In this way you will make atonement for the temple. ... Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! 1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. Matthew 5:48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Treasury of Scripture Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a running sore, or scurvy, or scabbed, you shall not offer these to the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the LORD. Blind Leviticus 22:20 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. Leviticus 21:18-21 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, … Malachi 1:8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts. an offering Leviticus 1:9,13 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD… Leviticus 3:3,5 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, … Jump to Previous Altar Animals Blind Broken Damaged Disabled Disease Eczema Festering Fire Fire-Offering Injured Itch Maimed Mark Offer Offering Present Running Scabbed Scabs Scurvy Sore SoresJump to Next Altar Animals Blind Broken Damaged Disabled Disease Eczema Festering Fire Fire-Offering Injured Itch Maimed Mark Offer Offering Present Running Scabbed Scabs Scurvy Sore SoresLeviticus 22 1. The priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things6. How they shall be cleansed 10. Who of the priest's house may eat of the holy things 17. The sacrifices must be without blemish 26. The age of the sacrifice 29. The law of eating the sacrifice of thanksgiving You are not to present to the LORD This phrase establishes a direct command from God regarding the offerings that are acceptable to Him. The Hebrew root for "present" is "qarab," which means to bring near or to offer. This reflects the intimate act of bringing something before God, emphasizing the sacredness of the offering process. The phrase underscores the importance of approaching God with reverence and purity, aligning with the broader biblical theme of holiness. any animal that is blind, injured, maimed or has a wart, festering rash, or scabs You must not place any of these on the altar as a food offering presented to the LORD Or broken.--Better, broken-limbed (see Exodus 22:9), extending to the head, ribs, &c. Or maimed.--This was regarded in the time of the second Temple to describe a blemish in the eyebrow. Hence the Chaldee version translates it "one whose eye-brows are fallen off." It would thus correspond to the defect which unfitted the priest for ministering at the altar. Or having a wen.--According to the Jewish canonists this denotes a disease of the eyes. Hence the Chaldee version translates it "one whose eyes are smitten with a mixture of white and black," thus corresponding to the blemish which unfits the priest mentioned in Leviticus 21:19. Or scurvy or scabbed.--These are exactly the same two defects specified with regard to the priests (see Leviticus 21:20). . . . Hebrew You are notלֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to present תַקְרִ֥יבוּ (ṯaq·rî·ḇū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7126: To come near, approach any animal to the LORD לַיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel that is blind, עַוֶּרֶת֩ (‘aw·we·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5788: Blindness injured, שָׁב֜וּר (šā·ḇūr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces or אוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if maimed, חָר֣וּץ (ḥā·rūṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2782: To point sharply, to wound, to be alert, to decide or א֨וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if anything with a running sore, יַבֶּ֗לֶת (yab·be·leṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2990: A running, suppurating festering rash, גָרָב֙ (ḡā·rāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1618: An itch, a scab or scab; יַלֶּ֔פֶת (yal·le·p̄eṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3217: Scab, scurf (an eruptive disease) you must not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no put תִתְּנ֥וּ (ṯit·tə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set any of these מֵהֶ֛ם (mê·hem) Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar as an offering made by fire וְאִשֶּׁ֗ה (wə·’iš·šeh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 801: A burnt-offering, a sacrifice to the LORD. לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Leviticus 22:22 NIVLeviticus 22:22 NLT Leviticus 22:22 ESV Leviticus 22:22 NASB Leviticus 22:22 KJV Leviticus 22:22 BibleApps.com Leviticus 22:22 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 22:22 Chinese Bible Leviticus 22:22 French Bible Leviticus 22:22 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 22:22 Blind injured maimed having a wart festering (Le Lv Lev.) |