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Deuteronomy 17:1
1Do not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect or flaw in it, for that would be detestable to him.
Deuteronomy 17:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep in which is a blemish, any defect whatever, for that is an abomination to the Lord your God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God a bull or sheep which has any blemish or defect, for that is an abomination to the Lord your God.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Never sacrifice sick or defective cattle, sheep, or goats to the Lord your God, for he detests such gifts.
Context of Deuteronomy 17:1
Do not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect or flaw in it, for that would be detestable to him. 2If a man or woman living among you in one of the towns the Lord gives you is found doing evil in the eyes of the Lord your God in violation of his covenant, 3and contrary to my command has worshiped other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or the moon or the stars in the sky,
Read all of Deuteronomy 17Deuteronomy 17:1 word by word
לֹא־תִזְבַּח֩ לַיהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ שׁ֣וֹר וָשֶׂ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִהְיֶ֥ה בוֹ֙ מ֔וּם כֹּ֖ל דָּבָ֣ר רָ֑ע כִּ֧י תוֹעֲבַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ הֽוּא׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou shalt not sacrificeזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- bullockשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
- or sheepשֶׂהώeh ώêy · sheepH7716
- wherein is blemishמוּםm'ûm mûm · blemishH3971
- any evilfavourednessדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- any evilfavourednessרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
- an abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 17:1
- Deuteronomy 15:21If an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.
- Exodus 12:5The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats.
- Leviticus 22:20Do not bring anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
- Malachi 1:8When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.
- Hebrews 9:14How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
- 1 Peter 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
- Genesis 41:3After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank.
- Deuteronomy 23:18You must not bring the earnings of a female prostitute or of a male prostitute into the house of the Lord your God to pay any vow, because the Lord your God detests them both.
- Deuteronomy 24:4then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again after she has been defiled. That would be detestable in the eyes of the Lord. Do not bring sin upon the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 25:16For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.
- Proverbs 6:16There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him:
- Proverbs 11:1The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
- Proverbs 15:8The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
- Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and differing measures— the Lord detests them both.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 17:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Wherein is blemish - God must not have that offered to him which thou wouldst not use thyself. This not only refers to the perfect sacrifice offered by Christ Jesus, but to that sincerity and uprightness of heart which God requires in all those who approach him in the way of worship.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1This verse belongs in subject to the last chapter. It prohibits once more (compare Deuteronomy 15:21) that form of insult to God which consists in offering to Him a blemished sacrifice. Any evil-favoredness - Render any evil thing. The reference is to the faults or maims enumerated in Leviticus 22:22-24.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1All sacrifices to be perfect, Idolaters must be slain. (1-7) Difficult controversies. (8-13) The choice of a king, His duties. (14-20) Verses 1-7 No creature which had any blemish was to be offered in sacrifice to God. We are thus called to remember the perfect, pure, and spotless sacrifice of Christ, and reminded to serve God with the best of our abilities, time, and possession, or our pretended obedience will be hateful to him. So great a punishment as…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1defect or serious flaw: A sick or defective animal was worth very little money. Because of this, offering such an animal to the Lord was not a true sacrifice (compare 15:21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11. Thou shalt not sacrifice ... any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish--Under the name of bullock were comprehended bulls, cows, and calves; under that of sheep, rams, lambs, kids, he- and she-goats. An ox, from mutilation, was inadmissible. The qualifications required in animals destined for sacrifice are described (Ex 12:5; Le 1:3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 17
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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