Leviticus 22:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You are not to present to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut; you are not to sacrifice them in your land.”
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“You are not to present to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut; you are not to sacrifice them in your land.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut, ye shall not offer unto Jehovah; neither shall ye do thus in your land.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“As to a bruised, or beaten, or enlarged, or cut thing--ye do not bring <FI>it<Fi> near to Jehovah; even in your land ye do not do it.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 22:24 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 21:20or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.
- Leviticus 22:20You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
- Deuteronomy 23:1No man with crushed or severed genitals may enter the assembly of the LORD.
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