Leviticus 22:24

22:23 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. lamb: or, kid

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.

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You must not offer to Yahweh that which has its testicles bruised, crushed, broken, or cut. You must not do this in your land.

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.

You shall not offer to the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall you make any offering thereof in your land.

22:25 Neither 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.

What does Leviticus 22:24 mean?

Leviticus 22:24 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָרַב (qârab), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), מָעַךְ (mâʻak).

Hebrew interlinear

shall

not

offerקָרַבqârab/kaw-rab'/H7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose

unto

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

that

which

bruised,מָעַךְmâʻak/maw-ak'/H4600to press, i.e. to pierce, emasculate, handle

crushed,כָּתַתkâthath/kaw-thath'/H3807to bruise or violently strike

broken,נָתַקnâthaq/naw-thak'/H5423to tear off

cut;כָּרַתkârath/kaw-rath'/H3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)

neither

shall

makeעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

any

offering

thereof

your

land.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 22:24.

Jeremiah 31:32

Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: although: or, should I have continued an husband unto them?

Psalms 78:4

We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

Psalms 86:17

Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 22:24 say?

Leviticus 22:24 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Leviticus 22:24 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 22:24 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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