²⁰^aBut whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. ²¹And ^bwhosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord ^cto accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. ²²^dBlind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or ^escurvy, or ^escabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make ^fan offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord.

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a Deut. 15. 21. & 17. 1. Mal. 1. 8, 14. Comp. Heb. 9. 14. 1 Pet. 1. 19.
b ch. 3. 1, 6. & 7. 16.
c Num. 15. 3 (marg.), 8. So Deut. 23. 21, 23. Ps. 61. 8. & 65. 1. Eccles. 5. 4, 5.
d ver. 20. Mal. 1. 8.
e ch. 21. 20.
e ch. 21. 20.
f ch. 1. 9, 13. & 3. 3, 5.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you. And when anyone offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord 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. 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not bring anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf. When anyone brings from the herd or flock a fellowship offering to the Lord to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without defect or blemish to be acceptable. 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You are not to present anything that has a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.

“When a man presents a fellowship sacrifice to the Lord to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or flock, it has to be unblemished to be acceptable; there must be no defect in it. 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

Do not present an animal with defects, because the Lord will not accept it on your behalf.

“If you present a peace offering to the Lord from the herd or the flock, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, you must offer a perfect animal. It may have no defect of any kind. 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You shall not present any animal in which is a physical defect, because it shall not be acceptable for you. And if anyone brings a sacrifice of fellowship offerings for Yahweh to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the cattle or from the flock, it must be without defect to be acceptable; there must not be any physical defect in it. The blind or the injured or the maimed or the seeping or one with a skin disorder or one with a skin eruption—these you shall not present to Yahweh, nor shall you give from them an offering made by fire on the altar for Yahweh.

KJV 1900King James Version

But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. 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.

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