Deuteronomy 17:1

God's Word

Never offer an ox or a sheep that has a defect or anything seriously wrong with it as a sacrifice to the Lord your God. That would be disgusting to him.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:21

But if an animal is lame or blind or has any other serious defect—never sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

Malachi 1:8

When you bring a blind animal to sacrifice, isn’t that wrong? When you bring a lame or a sick animal, isn’t that wrong? Try offering it to your governor. Would he accept it from you? Would he welcome you?” asks the Lord of Armies.

Deuteronomy 23:18

Never bring gifts or money earned by prostitution into the house of the Lord your God as an offering you vowed to give. These earnings are disgusting to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 24:4

her first husband is not allowed to marry her again. She has become unclean. This would be disgusting in the Lord’s presence. Don’t pollute with sin the land that the Lord your God is giving you as your property.

1 Peter 1:19

Rather, the payment that freed you was the precious blood of Christ, the lamb with no defects or imperfections.

Hebrews 9:14

The blood of Christ, who had no defect, does even more. Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself to God and cleansed our consciences from the useless things we had done. Now we can serve the living God.

Proverbs 15:8

A sacrifice brought by wicked people is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayers of decent people please him.

Proverbs 11:1

Dishonest scales are disgusting to the Lord, but accurate weights are pleasing to him.

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven that are disgusting to him:

Deuteronomy 25:16

Everyone who uses dishonest weights and measures is disgusting to the Lord.

Exodus 12:5

Your animal must be a one-year-old male that has no defects. You may choose a lamb or a young goat.

Genesis 41:19

Seven other cows came up behind them. These cows were scrawny, very sick, and thin. I’ve never seen such sickly cows in all of Egypt!

Proverbs 20:10

A double standard of weights and measures— both are disgusting to the Lord.

Leviticus 1:3

“If you bring a burnt offering from your cattle, you must offer a male that has no defects. Offer it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that the Lord will accept you.

Numbers 29:8

As a burnt offering, a soothing aroma, bring one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old lambs, all of them without defects.

Deuteronomy 7:25

Burn their idols. Don’t ever long for the silver and gold on these idols or take any of it for yourselves. It might be a trap for you. Besides, these idols are disgusting to the Lord your God.