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The Book of Leviticus, Chapter 22, Verse 20

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[Ye shall offer] at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.
King James Version
[But] whatsoever hath a blemish, [that] shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
American Standard Version
But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
New English Translation
You must not present anything that has a flaw, because it will not be acceptable for your benefit.
World English Bible
But whatever has a blemish, that you shall not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
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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.
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Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.
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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.
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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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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.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
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And [whether it be] cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
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And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer [it] at your own will.
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On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I [am] the LORD.