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.
Thou 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.
Note sheep: or, goat
You 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.
Thou shalt not sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, or anything evil; for that is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
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Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Thou shalt
- Deuteronomy 15:21
- See on
- Exodus 12:5; Leviticus 22:20–25; Malachi 1:8, 13, 14; Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19
- sheep
- or, goat. any evil favouredness.
- Genesis 41:3, 4, 19
- for that
- Deuteronomy 23:18; Deuteronomy 24:4; Deuteronomy 25:16; Proverbs 6:16; Proverbs 11:1; Proverbs 15:8; Proverbs 20:10