Also anything with its testicles squashed, crushed, torn off, or cut off, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor sacrifice in your land,
Parallel translations
- WEB You must not offer to Yahweh that which has its testicles bruised, crushed, broken, or cut. You must not do this in your land.
- KJV 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.
- BSB 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.
- 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.
- 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,
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Quick answer
Animals with damaged or removed reproductive parts must not be offered, and this practice is forbidden in the land.
Overview
Such mutilation rendered an animal unfit for sacrifice, marring the wholeness God required. The added prohibition against doing this 'in your land' set Israel apart from surrounding pagan practices. The persistent emphasis on physical integrity in offerings serves the larger lesson that God is worthy of unimpaired devotion.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Lev 22:20But whatever has a defect, that you shall not offer; for it shall not be acceptable for you.
- Deut 23:1He who is emasculated by crushing or cutting shall not enter into Yahweh’s assembly.
- Lev 21:20or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles.
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