Leviticus 22:21

Leviticus 22:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
• New International Version (NIV)When anyone brings from the herd or flock a fellowship offering to the Lord to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without defect or blemish to be acceptable.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when anyone offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.

Context of Leviticus 22:21

19Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the cattle, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20But whatever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. And whoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in cattle or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be in it no blemish. 22Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a running sore, or eczema, or scabs, ye shall not offer these to the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar to the LORD. 23Either a bull 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.

Leviticus 22:21 word by word

וְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יַקְרִ֤יב זֶֽבַח־שְׁלָמִים֙ לַיהוָ֔ה לְפַלֵּא־נֶ֙דֶר֙ א֣וֹ לִנְדָבָ֔ה בַּבָּקָ֖ר א֣וֹ בַצֹּ֑אן תָּמִ֤ים יִֽהְיֶה֙ לְרָצ֔וֹן כָּל־מ֖וּם לֹ֥א יִהְיֶה־בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• whoeverאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• offerethקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• offeringsשֶׁ֫לֶםshelem · peace offeringH8002
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• accomplishפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381
• vowנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088
• offeringנְדָבָהnedâbâh · voluntarinessH5071
• cattleבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• perfectתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemishedH8549
• acceptedרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• blemishמוּםm'ûm mûm · blemishH3971

Cross-references for Leviticus 22:21

• Leviticus 3:1And if his oblation shall be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he shall offer it of the herd; whether a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
• Leviticus 7:11And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer to the LORD.
• Genesis 28:20And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
• Genesis 35:1And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar to God, who appeared to thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
• Numbers 15:3And will make an offering by fire to the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour to the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:
• Deuteronomy 23:21When thou shalt vow a vow to the LORD thy God, thou shalt not defer to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
• Psalms 50:14Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows to the most High:
• Proverbs 7:14I have peace offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows.
• Ecclesiastes 5:4When thou vowest a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

Commentaries on Leviticus 22:21

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21A peace offering could be given in different ways: as a thanksgiving offering, an offering to fulfill a vow, or as a voluntary offering (see Leviticus 3:1–17).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 22:21

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

In the dictionaries

• Freewill offering
• Peace offerings
• Beeves
• Blemish
• Defile
• Accomplish
• Criticism
• Ezekiel
• Holiness
• Law in the Old Testament

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