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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But if this firstborn animal has any defect, such as lameness or blindness, or if anything else is wrong with it, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But if it has any blemish, if it is lame or blind or has any serious blemish whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if there be <i>any</i> blemish therein, <i>as if it be</i> lame, or blind, <i>or have</i> any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But if there is a defect in it, <i>if it is</i> lame or blind <i>or has</i> any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if it has any impairment, <i>such as</i> a limp, or blindness, <i>or</i> any serious impairment, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But if it has any defect, such as lameness or blindness, or any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But if it has any defect, <i>such as</i> lameness or blindness, <i>or</i> any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But if it has any defect, <i>such as</i> lameness or blindness, <i>or</i> any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to Yahweh your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if it has any defect <i>or</i> injury, <i>such as</i> lameness or blindness, or any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if there is a defect in the animal, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you may not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if there is a defect in the animal, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto Jehovah thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But if the animal is lame or blind or has something else wrong with it, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But if an animal is lame or blind or has any other serious defect-never sacrifice it to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But if there is anything wrong with the animals, if they are crippled or blind or have any other serious defect, you must not sacrifice them to the LORD your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If it has a blemish—lameness, blindness, or any kind of defect—you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If they have any kind of blemish--lameness, blindness, or anything else--you may not offer them as a sacrifice to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If it has any blemish, is lame or blind, or has any defect whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if there is any blemish in it, as if it is lame, or blind, or hath any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it to the LORD thy God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If it has any defect—is lame or blind, or has any defect whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to Yahweh your God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when there is a blemish in it, [or it is] lame or blind, [or has] any evil blemish, you do not sacrifice it to your God YHWH;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And when there is in it a blemish, lame, or blind, any evil blemish, thou dost not sacrifice it to Jehovah thy God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And when a blemish shall be in it, lame or blind, any evil blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it to Jehovah thy God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if it have a blemish, or be lame, or blind, or in any part disfigured or feeble, it shall not be sacrificed to the Lord thy God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if it has a blemish, or is lame, or is blind, or if it is in any part deformed or debilitated, it shall not be immolated to the Lord your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But if a firstling has any defect, lameness or blindness, any such serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD, your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But if it has any defect—any serious defect, such as lameness or blindness—you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if there is any blemish in it, or it is lame or blind, or have any ill blemish, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if there shall be a defect in it, or it is lame, or blind, or anything bad, you shall not bring it to LORD JEHOVAH your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if there be any blemish therein, lameness, or blindness, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if there be in it a blemish, if it be lame or blind, an evil blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it to the Lord thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=4551" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Firstborn Animals</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Each year you and your household are to eat it before the LORD your God in the place the LORD will choose. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">an animal has</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3971.htm" title="3971: mūm (N-ms) -- Blemish, defect. Usually muwm; as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning to stain; a blemish.">a defect,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6455.htm" title="6455: pis·sê·aḥ (Adj-ms) -- Lame. From pacach; lame.">is lame</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/5787.htm" title="5787: ‘iw·wêr (Adj-ms) -- Blind. Intensive from avar; blind.">blind,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">or has any</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">serious</a> <a href="/hebrew/3971.htm" title="3971: mūm (N-ms) -- Blemish, defect. Usually muwm; as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning to stain; a blemish.">flaw,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: ṯiz·bā·ḥen·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3mse) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">it to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>Eat it within your gates; both the ceremonially unclean and clean may eat it as they would a gazelle or a deer.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/22-20.htm">Leviticus 22:20-25</a></span><br />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. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-8.htm">Malachi 1:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Malachi 1:14</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-5.htm">Exodus 12:5</a></span><br />Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/22-19.htm">Leviticus 22:19</a></span><br />must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-2.htm">Numbers 19:2</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a></span><br />but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a></span><br />Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-27.htm">Ephesians 5:27</a></span><br />and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a></span><br />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<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-14.htm">2 Peter 3:14</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/3-1.htm">Leviticus 3:1</a></span><br />“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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/17-1.htm">Deuteronomy 17:1</a></b></br> Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God <i>any</i> bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, <i>or</i> any evilfavouredness: for that <i>is</i> an abomination unto the LORD thy God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-20.htm">Leviticus 22:20,24</a></b></br> <i>But</i> whatsoever hath a blemish, <i>that</i> shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/1-7.htm">Malachi 1:7,8</a></b></br> Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD <i>is</i> contemptible… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/numbers/29-36.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-22.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Blindness</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-24.htm">Damaged</a> <a href="/numbers/29-32.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/numbers/20-15.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-18.htm">Lame</a> <a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-13.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/exodus/21-23.htm">Serious</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-15.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-8.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-3.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/numbers/32-22.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/16-2.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-1.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Blindness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-1.htm">Damaged</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-1.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-1.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-6.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-4.htm">Lame</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-1.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-2.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-9.htm">Serious</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-8.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-1.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/judges/10-15.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-1.htm">The seventh year a year of release for the poor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">one must be generous in lending or giving</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-12.htm">A Hebrew servant, except by choice, must be freed in the seventh year</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-19.htm">All firstborn males of the cattle are to be sanctified unto the Lord.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But if an animal has a defect</b><br>In the context of ancient Israelite worship, offerings to God were to be without blemish, symbolizing purity and perfection. This requirement reflects God's holiness and the need for offerings to be worthy of Him. The concept of defect-free sacrifices is rooted in the broader Levitical laws (<a href="/leviticus/22-20.htm">Leviticus 22:20-25</a>), emphasizing the importance of giving God the best, not the leftovers or inferior goods.<p><b>is lame or blind</b><br>Lameness and blindness are specific examples of defects that disqualify an animal from being sacrificed. These physical imperfections symbolize spiritual shortcomings and are used to teach the Israelites about the importance of spiritual integrity and wholeness. The requirement for unblemished sacrifices foreshadows the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who was without sin (<a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a>).<p><b>or has any serious flaw</b><br>The term "serious flaw" encompasses any imperfection that would render an animal unfit for sacrifice. This broad category ensures that only the best is offered to God, reinforcing the principle of giving God the first and finest of one's possessions. This practice also served to instill a sense of reverence and respect for the divine.<p><b>you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God</b><br>This command underscores the seriousness of offering only what is perfect to God. It reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where obedience to His laws was a sign of faithfulness. The prohibition against sacrificing flawed animals is a reminder of God's standards and the call to holiness. It also points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, the Lamb of God, who was without blemish or defect (<a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a>), fulfilling the sacrificial system and establishing a new covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving instructions on how to live in covenant with Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, where the Israelites are to live according to God's laws.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_system.htm">Sacrificial System</a></b><br>The system of offerings and sacrifices established by God for worship and atonement.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who requires pure and unblemished offerings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_giving_god_our_best.htm">The Principle of Giving God Our Best</a></b><br>God deserves our best offerings, not our leftovers. This principle extends beyond physical sacrifices to our time, talents, and resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity_in_worship.htm">Holiness and Purity in Worship</a></b><br>The requirement for unblemished sacrifices underscores the holiness of God and the purity He demands in worship. Our worship should reflect His holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_christ_as_the_perfect_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Christ as the Perfect Sacrifice</a></b><br>The unblemished sacrifices in the Old Testament foreshadow Christ, the perfect Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_our_offerings.htm">Integrity in Our Offerings</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were to offer unblemished animals, we are called to integrity in our offerings, ensuring they are given with a pure heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_standards_in_our_lives.htm">Reflecting God's Standards in Our Lives</a></b><br>The call to offer unblemished sacrifices is a reminder to live lives that reflect God's standards of holiness and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_blemished_offerings_allowed.htm">Are blemished offerings acceptable in religious practices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_malachi_1_6-8_and_ot_laws_align.htm">How do Malachi 1:6–8’s denunciations of flawed sacrifices align with other Old Testament laws on offerings? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_condemn_blemished_sacrifices_in_malachi.htm">In Malachi 1:14, why does the text condemn offering blemished sacrifices when some passages suggest more lenient standards for certain offerings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[an animal] has</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a defect,</span><br /><span class="heb">מ֗וּם</span> <span class="translit">(mūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3971.htm">Strong's 3971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stain, a blemish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is lame</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּסֵּ֙חַ֙</span> <span class="translit">(pis·sê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6455.htm">Strong's 6455: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blind,</span><br /><span class="heb">עִוֵּ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘iw·wêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5787.htm">Strong's 5787: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or has any</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">serious</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֑ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flaw,</span><br /><span class="heb">מ֣וּם</span> <span class="translit">(mūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3971.htm">Strong's 3971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stain, a blemish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sacrifice</span><br /><span class="heb">תִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiz·bā·ḥen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter for sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Deuteronomy 15:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Deuteronomy 15:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Deuteronomy 15:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Deuteronomy 15:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Deuteronomy 15:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Deuteronomy 15:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Deuteronomy 15:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Deuteronomy 15:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Deuteronomy 15:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Deuteronomy 15:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 15:21 If it have any blemish as if (Deut. 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