Leviticus 22:21

“And when a man presents a sacrifice of peace to YHWH to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, from the herd or from the flock, it shall be without defect to be accepted; no defect shall be in it.”

Leviticus 22:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 22:21, word by word

And when a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
presentsיַקְרִיבyakriv

bring near

To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.

Where else “yakriv” appears
a sacrificeזֶבַחzevach

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

Where else “zevach” appears
of peaceשְׁלָמִיםshelamim

peace offerings

Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).

Where else “shelamim” appears
to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yhva” appears
to fulfillפַלֵּאfale

special vow

To promise YHWH something out of the ordinary: a special vow.

Where else “fale” appears
a vowנֶדֶרneder

vow

Vow: a solemn promise made to God; also the thing promised.

Where else “neder” appears
as a freewill offeringנְדָבָהnedava

freewill offering

An offering given without being asked.

Where else “nedava” appears
from the herdבָּקָרbakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

Where else “bakar” appears
from the flockצֹּאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

Where else “tson” appears
it shall beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yihye” appears
without defectתָּמִיםtamim

without defect

Without defect, whole.

Where else “tamim” appears
to be acceptedרָצוֹןratson

acceptance

For YHWH to welcome someone or their offering.

Where else “ratson” appears
defectמוּםmum

blemish

A flaw in the body that mars it or makes it unfit.

Where else “mum” appears

The context

20Anything that has a defect you shall not present, for it will not be accepted for you.

21 · This verse (above)

22Blind, or broken, or maimed, or with warts, or with an itch, or with scabs: you shall not present these to YHWH, and you shall not give from them a fire offering on the altar to YHWH.

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