And when a manוְאִישׁ כִּיpresentsיַקְרִיבa sacrificeזֶבַחof peaceשְׁלָמִיםto YHWHלַיהוָהto fulfillלְפַלֵּאa vowנֶדֶרorאוֹas a freewill offering,לִנְדָבָהfrom the herdבַּבָּקָרorאוֹfrom the flock,בַצֹּאןit shall beיִהְיֶהwithout defectתָּמִיםto be accepted;לְרָצוֹןnoכָּל לֹאdefectמוּםshall beיִהְיֶהin it.בּוֹ
Leviticus 22:21
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.