Acceptable Offerings
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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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"Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel and say to them, v When any one of the house of Israel or of the sojourners in Israel presents a burnt offering as his offering, for any of their vows or freewill offerings that they offer to the Lord,
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if it is to be accepted for you it shall be a w male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats.
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x You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you.
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And when anyone y offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord z to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it.
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Animals a blind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or b an itch or scabs you shall not offer to the Lord or give them to the Lord as a food c offering on the altar.
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You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part d too long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted.
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Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut you shall not offer to the Lord; you shall not do it within your land,
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neither shall you offer as e the bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. Since there is a f blemish in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you."
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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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g "When an ox or sheep or goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as a food offering to the Lord.
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But you shall not kill an ox or a sheep h and her young in one day.
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And when you sacrifice a i sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.
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It shall be eaten on the same day; j you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord.
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k "So you shall keep my commandments and do them: I am the Lord.
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l And you shall not profane my holy name, that m I may be sanctified among the people of Israel. n I am the Lord who sanctifies you,
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who brought you out of the land of Egypt o to be your God: I am the Lord."
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Cross References
Leviticus 1:2 - 3
Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock.
Leviticus 1:10
If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish.
Numbers 15:14
And if a stranger is sojourning with you, or anyone is living permanently among you, and he wishes to offer a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord, he shall do as you do.
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Leviticus 1:3
If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.
Leviticus 1:10
If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:21
But if it has any blemish, if it is lame or bli...
Deuteronomy 17:1
You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God an...
Malachi 1:8
When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is t...
Malachi 1:14
Cursed be the cheat who has a male in his flock...
Hebrews 9:14
How much more will the blood of Christ, who thr...
1 Peter 1:19
But with the precious blood of Christ, like tha...
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Leviticus 3:1
If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.
Leviticus 3:6
If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
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Cross References
Leviticus 7:16
But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow o...
Numbers 15:3
And you offer to the Lord from the herd or from...
Numbers 15:8
And when you offer a bull as a burnt offering o...
Deuteronomy 23:21
If you make a vow to the Lord your God, you sha...
Deuteronomy 23:23
You shall be careful to do what has passed your...
Psalms 61:8
So will I ever sing praises to your name, as I ...
Psalms 65:1
Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to yo...
Ecclesiastes 5:4 - 5
When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying ...
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Cross References
Leviticus 22:20
You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you.
Leviticus 21:18
For no one who has a blemish shall draw near, a man blind or lame, or one who has a mutilated face or a limb too long.
Malachi 1:8
When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favor? says the Lord of hosts.
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Leviticus 21:20
Or a hunchback or a dwarf or a man with a defect in his sight or an itching disease or scabs or crushed testicles.
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Leviticus 1:9
But its entrails and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
Leviticus 1:13
But the entrails and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
Leviticus 3:3
And from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as a food offering to the Lord, he shall offer the fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails.
Leviticus 3:5
Then Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering, which is on the wood on the fire; it is a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
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Leviticus 21:18
For no one who has a blemish shall draw near, a man blind or lame, or one who has a mutilated face or a limb too long.
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Leviticus 3:11
And the priest shall burn it on the altar as a food offering to the Lord.
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Malachi 1:14
Cursed be the cheat who has a male in his flock, and vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations.
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Cross References
Exodus 22:30
You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
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Deuteronomy 22:6
If you come across a bird's nest in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs and the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young.
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Leviticus 7:12
If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the thanksgiving sacrifice unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with oil.
Psalms 107:22
And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
Psalms 116:17
I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.
Amos 4:5
Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim freewill offerings, publish them; for so you love to do, O people of Israel!" declares the Lord God.
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Leviticus 7:15
And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning.
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Leviticus 19:37
And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the Lord.
Numbers 15:40
So you shall remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.
Deuteronomy 4:40
Therefore you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.
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Leviticus 18:21
You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
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Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the Lord has said, 'Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.'" And Aaron held his peace.
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Leviticus 20:8
Keep my statutes and do them; I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
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Exodus 6:7
I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
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