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And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them, Any man of the house of Israel, or of the aliens in Israel, who brings near his offering, of all his vows, or of all his freewill offerings which theybring near to Jehovah for a burnt offering;

at your own will a male, without blemish, of the oxen, of the sheep, or of the goats may be offered .

You shall not offer that which has a blemish; for it shall not be acceptable for you.

And when a man brings near a sacrifice of peace offerings to Jehovah, to complete a vow, or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be without blemish to be accepted; no blemish shall be in it;

blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a flow, or scurvy, or scabbed, you shall not bring these near to Jehovah; and you shall not make of them a fire offering on the altar to Jehovah.

As to an ox or a sheep deformed, or dwarfed, you shall make it a freewill offering; but it is not acceptable for a vow.

As to anything bruised, or beaten, or torn, or cut, you shall not bring it near to Jehovah; even you shall not do it in your land.

And you shall not bring near the bread of your God from the hand of a son of a stranger, or any of these, for their corruption is in them; they are blemished; they are not acceptable for you.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

When an ox, or lamb, or goat is born, and when it has been seven days under its mother, then from the eighth day and onward it is acceptable for an offering, a fire offering to Jehovah;

but an ox or sheep, it and its young one, you shall not slaughter in one day.

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

it shall be eaten on that day; you shall not leave any of it until morning; I am Jehovah.

And you shall keep My commandments and shall do them; I am Jehovah.

And you shall not profane My holy name, and I shall be counted holy among the sons of Israel; I am Jehovah, who is sanctifying you,

who is bringing you up out of the land of Egypt, to become your God; I am Jehovah.