Leviticus 22:17-33

17Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

18“Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any stranger in Israel who presents his offering, whether to fulfill any of their vows or as any of their freewill (voluntary) offerings which they presented to the Lord as a burnt offering—

19so that you may be accepted—it must be a male without blemish from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats.

20You shall not offer anything which has a blemish, because it will not be accepted for you.

21Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord to fulfill a special vow to the Lord or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish in it.

22Animals that are blind or fractured or mutilated, or have a sore or a running wound or an itch or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord nor make an offering of them by fire on the altar to the Lord.

23For a freewill offering you may offer either a bull or a lamb which has an overgrown or stunted member (deformity), but for [the payment of] a vow it will not be accepted.

24You 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.

25Nor shall you offer as the food of your God any such [animals obtained] from a foreigner, because their corruption and blemish makes them unfit; there is a defect in them, they shall not be accepted for you.’ ”

26Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

27“When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall remain for seven days with its mother; and after the eighth day it shall be accepted as an offering by fire to the Lord.

28And whether [the mother] is a cow or a sheep, you shall not kill both it and its young in one day.

29When you sacrifice an offering of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

30It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until the next morning; I am the Lord.

31So you shall keep My commandments and do them; I am the Lord.

32“You shall not profane My holy name [using it to honor an idol, or treating it with irreverence or contempt or as a byword]; but I will be sanctified (set apart as holy) among the Israelites. I am the Lord, who sanctifies and declares you holy,

33who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God; I am the Lord.”