Leviticus 22:23

Leviticus 22:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
• New International Version (NIV)You may, however, present as a freewill offering an ox or a sheep that is deformed or stunted, but it will not be accepted in fulfillment of a vow.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part too long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb too long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

Context of Leviticus 22:23

21A person may bring the Lord a fellowship offering to fulfill a vow or for a freewill offering. Whether it is from the cattle, sheep, or goats, it must be an animal that has no defects in order to be accepted. It must never be an animal that has defects. 22Never bring the Lord an animal that is blind, has broken bones, cuts, warts, scabs, or ringworm. Never give the Lord any of these in a sacrifice by fire on the altar. You may use a bull or a sheep with a deformity or one that is stunted in growth as a freewill offering. However, it will not be accepted for a vow. 24Never 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. 25Never bring any kind of castrated animal received from a foreigner as a food offering for your God. A castrated animal will not be accepted on your behalf because castration is a physical defect.”

Leviticus 22:23 word by word

וְשׁ֥וֹר וָשֶׂ֖ה שָׂר֣וּעַ וְקָל֑וּט נְדָבָה֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ וּלְנֵ֖דֶר לֹ֥א יֵרָצֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Either a bullockשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• or a lambשֶׂהώeh ώêy · sheepH7716
• that hath any thing superfluousשָׂרַעώâra‛ · to extendH8311
• or lacking in his partsקָלַטqâlaţ · be stuntedH7038
• that mayest thou offerעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
• a freewill offeringנְדָבָהnedâbâh · voluntarinessH5071
• but for a vowנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088
• it shall not be acceptedרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521

Cross-references for Leviticus 22:23

• Leviticus 21:18Indeed, no one who has a physical defect may ever come near ⌞the altar⌟. That means anyone who is blind or lame, who has a disfigured face, a deformity,

Commentaries on Leviticus 22:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23That hath anything superfluous or lacking - The term שרוע sarua signifies any thing extended beyond the usual size, and the term קלוט kalut signifies any thing unusually contracted; and both mean any monstrosity, whether in redundance or defect. Such things, it seems, might be offered for a freewill-offering, because that was not prescribed by the law; God left it to a man's piety and gratitude to offer such additional gifts as he could: what the law…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23The rules for voluntary offerings were less strict, allowing the use of a deformed animal. But fulfilling a vow still required an animal that was not injured or sick. God would not accept a sacrifice that a person could not eat or that was not a whole animal.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. that mayest thou offer, &c.--The passage should be rendered thus: "if thou offer it either for a freewill offering, or for a vow, it shall not be accepted." This sacrifice being required to be "without blemish" [Le 22:19], symbolically implied that the people of God were to dedicate themselves wholly with sincere purposes of heart, and its being required to be "perfect to be accepted" [Le 22:21], led them typically to Him without whom no sacrifice…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 22:23

• Blemish
• Dedication
• Free-Will Offerings
• Lamb
• Offerings
• Vows

In the dictionaries

• Freewill offering
• Blemish
• Defile
• Criticism
• Eunuch
• Ezekiel
• Holiness
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
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Commentaries on Leviticus 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings