Leviticus 22:24

Leviticus 22:24 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)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,
• English Standard Version (ESV)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,
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘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 Living Translation (NLT)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,

Context of Leviticus 22:24

22Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord. 23Either 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. 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. 25Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you. 26And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 22:24 word by word

וּמָע֤וּךְ וְכָתוּת֙ וְנָת֣וּק וְכָר֔וּת לֹ֥א תַקְרִ֖יבוּ לַֽיהוָ֑ה וּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Ye shall not offerקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that which is bruisedמָעַךְmâ‛ak · to bruiseH4600
• or crushedכָּתַתkâthath · to crushH3807
• or brokenנָתַקnâthaq · to tearH5423
• or cutכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• neither shall ye makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• in your landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Leviticus 22:24

• Leviticus 22:20But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
• Deuteronomy 23:1He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord.

Commentaries on Leviticus 22:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut - That is, no bullock or lamb that is injured in any of the above ways, shall be offered unto the Lord.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The literal meaning of the passage in italics is, and this shall ye not do in your land. It appears to have been understood by the Jews as a prohibition of the mutilation of animals.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-33This section, which discusses priestly rules, six times repeats the phrase I am the Lord who sanctifies (Leviticus 21:15, 23; 22:9, 16, 32; see also 21:8). These words emphasize the link between God's holiness and the holiness expected of priests. This extended to all of Israel (see 8:10; 11:44–45; 19:2). The text specifically addresses priests in 21:1–22:16, while including both clergy and common people in 22:17–33.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-3319. Ye shall offer at your own will--rather, to your being accepted. a male without blemish--This law (Le 1:3) is founded on a sense of natural propriety, which required the greatest care to be taken in the selection of animals for sacrifice. The reason for this extreme caution is found in the fact that sacrifices are either an expression of praise to God for His goodness, or else they are the designed means of conciliating or retaining His favor. No…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 22:24

• Blemish
• Offerings
• Vows

In the dictionaries

• Beast
• Blemish
• Defile
• Criticism
• Eunuch
• Ezekiel
• Holiness
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Maimed

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