Leviticus 22:29

New Century Version

"If you want to offer some special offering of thanks to the Lord , you must do it in a way that pleases him.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, you shall sacrifice it that you may be accepted.

King James Version
And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord , offer it at your own will.

Lexham English Bible
And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it to be acceptable for you.

New English Translation
When you sacrifice a thanksgiving offering to the Lord , you must sacrifice it so that it is acceptable for your benefit.

Amplified Bible
"When you sacrifice an offering of thanksgiving to the LORD, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

New American Standard Bible
"When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So when ye will offer a thanke offring vnto the Lord, ye shall offer willingly.

Legacy Standard Bible
And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

Contemporary English Version
When you offer a sacrifice to give thanks to me, you must do it in a way that is acceptable.

Complete Jewish Bible
"When you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Adonai , you must do it in a way such that you will be accepted.

Darby Translation
And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it for your acceptance.

Easy-to-Read Version
"If you want to offer some special offering of thanks to the Lord , you are free to offer that gift. But you must do it in a way that pleases God.

English Standard Version
And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord , you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

George Lamsa Translation
And when you will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, you shall offer it in an acceptable manner.

Good News Translation
When you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord , follow the rules so that you will be accepted;

Christian Standard Bible®
When you sacrifice a thank offering to the Lord, sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

Literal Translation
And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Jehovah, you shall sacrifice it of your free will;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But wha ye wil offre a thakoffringe vnto the LORDE yt it maye be accepted,

American Standard Version
And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted.

Bible in Basic English
And when you make an offering of praise to the Lord, make it in a way which is pleasing to him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
When ye wyll offer a thanke offeryng vnto the Lorde, offer it wyllyngly:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted.

King James Version (1611)
And when yee will offer a sacrifice of thankesgiuing vnto the Lord, offer it at your owne will.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if thou shouldest offer a sacrifice, a vow of rejoicing to the Lord, ye shall offer it so as to be accepted for you.

English Revised Version
And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted.

Berean Standard Bible
When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, offer it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If ye offren to the Lord a sacrifice for the doyng of thankyngis, that it mai be plesaunt,

Young's Literal Translation
`And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Jehovah, at your pleasure ye do sacrifice,

Update Bible Version
And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you shall sacrifice it that you may be accepted.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, offer it at your own will.

World English Bible
When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you shall sacrifice it that you may be accepted.

New King James Version
And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, offer it of your own free will.

New Living Translation
When you bring a thanksgiving offering to the Lord , sacrifice it properly so you will be accepted.

New Life Bible
When you give thanks to the Lord by giving a gift in worship, give it the right way so you will be received.

New Revised Standard
When you sacrifice a thanksgiving offering to the Lord , you shall sacrifice it so that it may be acceptable in your behalf.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And when ye would offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto Yahweh, for your acceptance, shall ye offer it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
If you immolate a victim for thanksgiving to the Lord, that he may be favourable,

Revised Standard Version
And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ The Lord said to Moses, ¹⁸ "Tell Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel: ‘A citizen of Israel or a foreigner living in Israel might want to bring a whole burnt offering, either for some special promise he has made or for a special gift he wants to give to the Lord . ¹⁹ If he does, he must bring a male animal that has nothing wrong with it—a bull, a sheep, or a goat—so it might be accepted for him. ²⁰ He must not bring an animal that has something wrong with it, or it will not be accepted for him. ²¹ "‘If someone brings a fellowship offering to the Lord , either as payment for a special promise the person has made or as a special gift the person wants to give the Lord , it might be from the herd or from the flock. But it must be healthy, with nothing wrong with it, so that it will be accepted. ²² You must not offer to the Lord any animal that is blind, that has broken bones or is crippled, that has running sores or any sort of skin disease. You must not offer any animals like these on the altar as an offering by fire to the Lord . ²³ "‘If an ox or lamb is smaller than normal or is not perfectly formed, you may give it as a special gift to the Lord ; it will be accepted. But it will not be accepted as payment for a special promise you have made. ²⁴ "‘If an animal has bruised, crushed, torn, or cut sex glands, you must not offer it to the Lord . You must not do this in your own land, ²⁵ and you must not take such animals from foreigners as sacrifices to the Lord . Because the animals have been hurt in some way and have something wrong with them, they will not be accepted for you.'" ²⁶ The Lord said to Moses,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Leviticus 7:12-15, Psalms 107:22, Psalms 116:17, Hosea 14:2, Amos 4:5, Hebrews 13:15, 1 Peter 2:5

Reciprocal: Leviticus 2:14 - a meat offering Leviticus 7:16 - a voluntary Leviticus 19:5 - ye shall

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord,.... Which was a sort of peace offering, distinct from freewill offerings and vows before spoken of:

offer [it] at your own will; just what they pleased, whether a bullock, a sheep, or a goat, and whether a male or female; these were left to their own option, or for acceptation to you, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi; that is, it was right in them, and they ought to be careful to offer it in such manner, that it might be acceptable to God, by observing the rules given concerning it, particularly what follows.