Deuteronomy 17:1

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘Do not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or sheep with a defect or any serious flaw, for that is detestable to the Lord your God.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:21

But if there is a defect in the animal, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you may not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

Malachi 1:8

‘When you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not wrong?  Bring it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favour? ’ asks the Lord of Armies.

Deuteronomy 23:18

Do not bring a female prostitute’s wages or a male prostitute’s  earnings into the house of the Lord your God to fulfil any vow, because both are detestable to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 24:4

the first husband who sent her away may not marry her again after she has been defiled, because that would be detestable to the Lord. You must not bring guilt on the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

1 Peter 1:19

but with the precious blood of Christ,  like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb.

Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit  offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our  consciences from dead works so that we can serve the living God?

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the  Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 11:1

Dishonest scales are detestable to the  Lord, but an accurate weight is his delight.

Proverbs 6:16

The Lord hates six things; in fact, seven are detestable to him:

Deuteronomy 25:16

For everyone who does such things and acts unfairly is detestable to the Lord your God.

Exodus 12:5

You must have an unblemished  animal, a year-old male; you may take it from either the sheep or the goats.

Genesis 41:19

After them, seven other cows #– #weak, very sickly, and thin #– #came up. I’ve never seen such sickly ones as these in all the land of Egypt.

Proverbs 20:10

Differing weights and varying measures   – both are detestable to the  Lord.

Leviticus 1:3

‘If his offering is a burnt offering  from the herd, he is to bring an unblemished male.  He will bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting so that he  may be accepted by the Lord.

Numbers 29:8

Present a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. All your animals are to be unblemished.

Deuteronomy 7:25

Burn the carved images of their gods. Don’t covet the silver and gold on the images and take it for yourself, or else you will be ensnared by it, for it is detestable to the Lord your God.