Deuteronomy 15 · Verse 21

Deuteronomy 15:21

And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God.
Deuteronomy 15:21, King James Version

Deuteronomy 15:21 in other translations

BSBBut 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.
WEBIf it has any defect—is lame or blind, or has any defect whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.
ASVAnd if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto Jehovah thy God.
YLT‘And when there is in it a blemish, lame, or blind, any evil blemish, thou dost not sacrifice it to Jehovah thy God;
DARBYBut if there be a defect therein, if it be lame, or blind, or have any evil defect, thou shalt not sacrifice it to Jehovah thy God.
BBEBut if it has any mark on it, if it is blind or has damaged legs, or if there is anything wrong with it, it may not be offered to the Lord your God.
WebsterAnd if there is any blemish in it, as if it is lame, or blind, or hath any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it to the LORD thy God.

What does Deuteronomy 15:21 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 If there be any blemish - See the notes on Lev 22:20. God will have both a perfect priest and a perfect offering.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:19-23

Here is a direction what to do with the firstlings. We are not now limited as the Israelites were; we make no difference between a first calf, or lamb, and the rest. Let us then look to the gospel meaning of this law, devoting ourselves and the first of our time and strength to God; and using all our comforts and enjoyments to his praise, and under the direction of his law, as we have them all by his gift.

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Deuteronomy 15:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכִֽי\־ve.khi-and ifH3588
יִהְיֶ֨הyih.Yehit will beH1961
ב֜וֹvoin <the> it
מ֗וּםMuma blemishH3971
פִּסֵּ֙חַ֙pi.Se.achlameH6455
א֣וֹ'oorH176
עִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerblindH5787
כֹּ֖לkolanyH3605
מ֣וּםmumblemishH3971
רָ֑עRa'badH7451
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
תִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּtiz.ba.Che.nuyou will sacrifice itH2076
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ\׃'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 15:21

  • Deuteronomy 17:1

    Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the Lord thy God.

  • Malachi 1:7-8

    Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible. And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Leviticus 22:19-25

    Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. 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. 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
17:1; Le 22:20,24; Mal 1:7,8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Deuteronomy 15:20

    Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and thy household.

  • Deuteronomy 15:21

    And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God.

  • Deuteronomy 15:22

    Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.

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Deuteronomy 15:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y si hubiere en él tacha, ciego ó cojo, ó cualquiera mala falta, no lo sacrificarás á Jehová tu Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et s’il a un défaut corporel, s’il est boiteux ou aveugle, s’il a un mauvais défaut quelconque, tu ne le sacrifieras pas à l’ Éternel, ton Dieu:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn aber ein Gebrechen an ihm ist, daß es lahm oder blind ist, irgend ein schlimmes Gebrechen, so sollst du es Jehova, deinem Gott, nicht opfern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sin autem habuerit maculam, vel claudum fuerit, vel cæcum, aut in aliqua parte deforme vel debile, non immolabitur Domino Deo tuo: