Leviticus 22:17-33
Offerings Without Blemish
17Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 18“Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘aAny man of the house of Israel or of the sojourners in Israel who brings near his offering, whether it is any of their 1votive or any of their freewill offerings, which they bring near to Yahweh for a burnt offering— 19afor you to be accepted—it must be a male without blemish from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats. 20‘aWhatever has a defect, you shall not bring it near, for it will not be accepted for you. 21‘And when a man brings a sacrifice of peace offerings near to Yahweh ato 1fulfill a special vow or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it must be without blemish to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it. 22‘Those that are blind or fractured or maimed or have a running sore or eczema or scabs, you shall not bring near to Yahweh nor make of them an offering by fire on the altar to Yahweh. 23‘Now in respect to an ox or a lamb which has 1an overgrown or stunted member, you may offer it for a freewill offering, but for a votive offering it will not be accepted. 24‘Also aanything with its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not bring near to Yahweh, and you shall not do thus in your land, 25nor shall you bring near any such thing from the hand of a foreigner for offering aas the 1food of your God; for their corruption is in them, they have a defect; they shall not be accepted for you.’”
26Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 27“When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall 1remain aseven days 2with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be accepted as a sacrifice of an offering by fire to Yahweh. 28“aBut, whether it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not slaughter both it and its young in one day. 29“And when you sacrifice aa sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted. 30“It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until morning; I am Yahweh. 31“aSo you shall keep My commandments and do them; I am Yahweh.
32“And you shall not profane My holy name, but I will be treated as holy among the sons of Israel; I am Yahweh who makes you holy, 33awho brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God; I am Yahweh.”