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Deuteronomy 17:1

WEB

1You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep in which is a defect or anything evil; for that is an abomination to the LORD your God.

KJV

1Thou shalt not sacrifice[+] unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

BSB

1You 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.

FBV

1Don't sacrifice to the Lord your God cattle or a sheep that has a defect or has something seriously wrong, for that is offensive to the Lord your God.

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Extra References

Deuteronomy 15:21

21If it has any defect—is lame or blind, or has any defect whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

Malachi 1:8

8When you offer the blind for sacrifice, isn’t that evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, isn’t that evil? Present it now to your governor! Will he be pleased with you? Or will he accept your person?” says the LORD of Armies.

Deuteronomy 23:18

18You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the wages of a male prostitute,[+] into the house of the LORD your God for any vow; for both of these are an abomination to the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 24:4

4her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife after she is defiled; for that would be an abomination to the LORD. You shall not cause the land to sin, which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance.

Leviticus 22:20-25

20But you shall not offer whatever has a defect, for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD to accomplish a vow, or for a free will offering of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted. It shall have no defect. 22You shall not offer what is blind, is injured, is maimed, has a wart, is festering, or has a running sore to the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the LORD. 23Either a bull or a lamb that has any deformity or lacking in his parts, that you may offer for a free will offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. 24You must not offer to the LORD that which has its testicles bruised, crushed, broken, or cut. You must not do this in your land. 25You must not offer any of these as the bread of your God from the hand of a foreigner, because their corruption is in them. There is a defect in them. They shall not be accepted for you.’”

Proverbs 11:1

1A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight.

Exodus 12:5

5Your lamb shall be without defect, a male a year old. You shall take it from the sheep or from the goats.

Proverbs 15:8

8The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Deuteronomy 25:16

16For all who do such things, all who do unrighteously, are an abomination to the LORD your God.

Malachi 1:13-14

13You say also, ‘Behold, what [+] a weariness it is!’ And you have sniffed at it”, says the LORD of Armies; “and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?” says the LORD.

14“But the deceiver is cursed who has in his flock a male, and vows and sacrifices to the Lord[+] a defective thing; for I am a great King,” says the LORD of Armies, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”