Whateverhas a defect,you shall not offer,for it will not be acceptedfor you.
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"In the first[month], on the firstof the month,you shall takea youngbullwithoutblemishand cleansethe sanctuary.
Ifhis offeringis a burntofferingfrom the herd,he shall offerit, a malewithoutdefect;he shall offerit at the doorwayof the tentof meeting,that he may be acceptedbeforethe LORD.
Also anything [with its testicles] bruisedor crushedor tornor cut,you shall not offerto the LORD,or sacrificein your land,
norshall you acceptanysuchfrom the handof a foreignerfor offeringas the foodof your God;for their corruptionis in them, they have a defect,they shall not be acceptedfor you.'"
Now ifhis offeringis a sacrificeof peaceofferings,ifhe is going to offerout of the herd,whethermaleorfemale,he shall offerit withoutdefectbeforethe LORD.
But ifhis offeringfor a sacrificeof peaceofferingsto the LORDis from the flock,he shall offerit, maleorfemale,withoutdefect.
"But whenyou presentthe blindfor sacrifice,is it not evil?And whenyou presentthe lameand sick,is it not evil?Why not offerit to your governor?Would he be pleasedwith you? Orwould he receiveyou kindly?"saysthe LORDof hosts.
"Thisis the statuteof the lawwhichthe LORDhas commanded,saying,'Speakto the sonsof Israelthat they bringyou an unblemishedredheiferin whichis nodefect[and] on whicha yokehas neverbeen placed.
You shall presenta burntofferingto the LORD[as] a soothingaroma:onebull,oneram,sevenmalelambsone yearold,havingthem withoutdefect;
"But ifit hasany defect,[such as] lamenessorblindness,[or] anyseriousdefect,you shall not sacrificeit to the LORDyour God.
"You shall not sacrificeto the LORDyour Godan oxor a sheepwhichhasa blemish[or] anydefect,for that is a detestablethingto the LORDyour God.
how muchmorewill the bloodof Christ,whothroughthe eternalSpiritofferedHimselfwithout blemishto God,cleanseyour consciencefrom deadworksto servethe livingGod?
but with preciousblood,as of a lambunblemishedand spotless,[the blood] of Christ.
