Leviticus 22:16-32

¹⁶and so cause them to bear the iniquity that brings guilt when they eat their holy things; for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”

¹⁷The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

¹⁸“Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘Whoever is of the house of Israel, or of the foreigners in Israel, who offers his offering, whether it is any of their vows or any of their free will offerings, which they offer to the LORD for a burnt offering:

¹⁹that you may be accepted, you shall offer a male without defect, of the bulls, of the sheep, or of the goats.

²⁰But you shall not offer whatever has a defect, for it shall not be acceptable for you.

²¹Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD to accomplish a vow, or for a free will offering of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted. It shall have no defect.

²²You shall not offer what is blind, is injured, is maimed, has a wart, is festering, or has a running sore to the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the LORD.

²³Either a bull or a lamb that has any deformity or lacking in his parts, that you may offer for a free will offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

²⁴You must not offer to the LORD that which has its testicles bruised, crushed, broken, or cut. You must not do this in your land.

²⁵You must not offer any of these as the bread of your God from the hand of a foreigner, because their corruption is in them. There is a defect in them. They shall not be accepted for you.’”

²⁶The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

²⁷“When a bull, a sheep, or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother. From the eighth day on it shall be accepted for the offering of an offering made by fire to the LORD.

²⁸Whether it is a cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day.

²⁹“When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

³⁰It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until the morning. I am the LORD.

³¹“Therefore you shall keep my commandments, and do them. I am the LORD.

³²You shall not profane my holy name, but I will be made holy among the children of Israel. I am the LORD who makes you holy,