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Leviticus 22:19

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must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

that ye may be accepted, ye shall offer a male without blemish, of the bullocks, of the sheep, or of the goats.

KJV

Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.

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This verse in Leviticus 22

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
Ye shall offer at your own will a male - Rather, That it may be accepted (so Lev 22:29) for you it shall be a male. See Lev 1:3. It is the same phrase as in Lev 22:20-21, Lev 22:27.

This site's exposition

And the LORD spake unto Moses

on Leviticus 22:17-20

The second speech widens the address from Aaron and his sons to all the children of Israel and the strangers in Israel, because the animal is picked out by the man who brings it. The standard is two words, without blemish, and verse 20 states the result of missing it as plainly as it can be stated: it shall not be acceptable for you. Malachi 1:8 holds a later generation to this verse by asking whether a governor would take what they were bringing to God.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Ye shall offer at your own will,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

When a subject wished to do honor to his sovereign, to acknowledge allegiance, to appease his anger, to supplicate forgiveness, or to intercede for another, he brought a present; and all the ideas involved in sacrifices correspond to these sentiments--those of gratitude, of worship, of prayer, of confession and atonement [BIB.

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The words behind it

6 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑םfor acceptance your

    lirtzonekhemH7522 →56 times

  • תָּמִ֣יםunblemished

    tamimH8549 →91 times

  • זָכָ֔רa male

    zakharH2145 →82 times

  • בַּבָּקָ֕רamong the cattle

    babakarH1241 →183 times

  • בַּכְּשָׂבִ֖יםamong the young rams

    bakesavimH3775 →13 times

  • וּבָֽעִזִּֽים׃and among the goats

    uvaizimH5795 →74 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Leviticus 1:3If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.5 worksLeviticus 1:10If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.4 worksLeviticus 19:5When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it for your acceptance.4 works2 Corinthians 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.3 worksExodus 12:5Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.3 worksEphesians 5:27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Peter 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.3 works1 Peter 2:22–24“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”3 works1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,2 worksHebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!2 worksMatthew 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”2 worksMatthew 27:54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”2 worksLeviticus 4:32If, however, he brings a lamb as a sin offering, he must bring an unblemished female.2 worksMatthew 27:24When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”2 worksMatthew 27:19While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”1 worksLuke 23:14and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.1 worksLuke 23:47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”1 worksLuke 23:41We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Corinthians 5:21

    God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

    it leads to

    • 1 Peter 2:22–24

      “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

    • 1 Peter 3:18

      For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

    • Romans 5:19

      For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

    • Galatians 3:13

      Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

    • 1 Corinthians 1:30

      It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

  • Through

    Leviticus 1:3

    If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the…

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 9:14

      how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Deuteronomy 15:21

      But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

    • Leviticus 22:19–24

      must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.

About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Leviticus: the study guide →Read Leviticus 22 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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