Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You must not offer to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn or cut. You must not do this in your own land, New Living Translation If an animal has damaged testicles or is castrated, you may not offer it to the LORD. You must never do this in your own land, English Standard Version 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, Berean Standard Bible You are not to present to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut; you are not to sacrifice them in your land. King James Bible Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land. New King James Version ‘You shall not offer to the LORD what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land. New American Standard Bible Also anything with its testicles squashed, crushed, torn off, or cut off, you shall not offer to the LORD, nor sacrifice in your land, NASB 1995 Also anything with its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not offer to the LORD, or sacrifice in your land, NASB 1977 ‘Also anything with its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not offer to the LORD, or sacrifice in your land, Legacy Standard Bible Also anything with its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not bring near to Yahweh, and you shall not do thus in your land, Amplified Bible You shall not offer to the LORD any animal which has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut off, or sacrifice it in your land. Christian Standard Bible You are not to present to the LORD anything that has bruised, crushed, torn, or severed testicles; you must not sacrifice them in your land. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are not to present to the LORD anything that has bruised, crushed, torn, or severed testicles; you must not sacrifice them in your land. American Standard Version That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut, ye shall not offer unto Jehovah; neither shall ye do thus in your land. Contemporary English Version As long as you live in this land, don't offer an animal with injured testicles. English Revised Version That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut, ye shall not offer unto the LORD; neither shall ye do thus in your land. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never bring the LORD an animal that has bruised, crushed, torn out, or cut out testicles. Never do any of these things to an animal in your land. Good News Translation Do not offer to the LORD any animal whose testicles have been crushed, cut, bruised, or torn off. This is not permitted in your land. International Standard Version You are not to bring to the LORD an animal that has been emasculated, crushed, torn, or cut apart. You are not to practice this in your land. Majority Standard Bible You are not to present to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut; you are not to sacrifice them in your land. NET Bible You must not present to the LORD something with testicles that are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut off; you must not do this in your land. New Heart English Bible That which has its testicles bruised, crushed, broken, or cut, you shall not offer to the LORD; neither shall you do thus in your land. Webster's Bible Translation Ye shall not offer to the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land. World English Bible You must not offer to Yahweh that which has its testicles bruised, crushed, broken, or cut. You must not do this in your land. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAs for bruised, or beaten, or torn, or cut—you do not bring [it] near to YHWH; and in your land you do not do it. Young's Literal Translation As to a bruised, or beaten, or enlarged, or cut thing -- ye do not bring it near to Jehovah; even in your land ye do not do it. Smith's Literal Translation And the bruised, and the smitten, and the torn, and the cut, ye shall not bring to Jehovah, and ye shall not do in your land. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleYou shall not offer to the Lord any beast that hath the testicles bruised, or crushed, or cut and taken away: neither shall you do any such thing in your land. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not offer to the Lord any animal which has the testicles bruised, or crushed, or cut and taken away, and you shall not cause any of these things in your land. New American Bible One that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn out or cut off you shall not offer to the LORD. You shall neither do this in your own land New Revised Standard Version Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not offer to the LORD; such you shall not do within your land, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not offer to the LORD that which is bruised, cut off, or broken; neither shall you make such offerings in your land. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And what is bruised, or what is castrated, or what is mutilated you shall not bring to LORD JEHOVAH and you shall not serve in your land. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or torn, or cut, ye shall not offer unto the LORD; neither shall ye do thus in your land. Brenton Septuagint Translation That which has broken testicles, or is crushed or gelt or mutilated, - thou shalt not offer them to the Lord, neither shall ye sacrifice them upon your land. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Worthy Offerings…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. 24You are not to present to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut; you are not to sacrifice them in your land. 25Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and flawed.’ ”… 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 22:20-21 You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf. / When 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. Leviticus 21:18-20 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. 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. 1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. 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! Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Ephesians 5:27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. Philippians 2:15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world Treasury of Scripture You shall not offer to the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall you make any offering thereof in your land. broken, or cut. Leviticus 22:20 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. Deuteronomy 23:1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. Jump to Previous Animal Anywhere Beaten Broken Bruised Crushed Cut Damaged Enlarged Offer Offered Offering Parts Present Sacrifice Sex Stones Testicles Thereof Torn WithinJump to Next Animal Anywhere Beaten Broken Bruised Crushed Cut Damaged Enlarged Offer Offered Offering Parts Present Sacrifice Sex Stones Testicles Thereof Torn WithinLeviticus 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 This phrase underscores the importance of offering only what is perfect and whole to the LORD. The Hebrew root for "present" is "qarab," which means to bring near or offer. This reflects the act of drawing near to God with reverence and respect, emphasizing that offerings should be made with a heart of sincerity and purity. to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut You are not to do this in your own land Neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.--Better, and this shall ye not do in your land; that is, not only are animals thus mutilated prohibited as offerings for the altar, but this practice of gelding is altogether forbidden to the Israelites with regard to any animal whatsoever throughout the country. This law is binding upon the orthodox Jews to this day, and the question has recently been discussed by some of their spiritual guides, since it seriously affects those of their community who are engaged in farming land. Hebrew You are notלֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to present תַקְרִ֖יבוּ (ṯaq·rî·ḇū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7126: To come near, approach to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel [an animal whose testicles are] bruised, וּמָע֤וּךְ (ū·mā·‘ūḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 4600: To press, to pierce, emasculate, handle crushed, וְכָתוּת֙ (wə·ḵā·ṯūṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 3807: To bruise, violently strike torn, וְנָת֣וּק (wə·nā·ṯūq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 5423: To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off or cut; וְכָר֔וּת (wə·ḵā·rūṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant you are not to לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no sacrifice them תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ (ṯa·‘ă·śū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make in your land. וּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖ם (ū·ḇə·’ar·ṣə·ḵem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Leviticus 22:24 NIVLeviticus 22:24 NLT Leviticus 22:24 ESV Leviticus 22:24 NASB Leviticus 22:24 KJV Leviticus 22:24 BibleApps.com Leviticus 22:24 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 22:24 Chinese Bible Leviticus 22:24 French Bible Leviticus 22:24 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 22:24 That which has its testicles bruised crushed (Le Lv Lev.) |
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