Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 15:21
21But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if | וְכִֽי־ | wə·ḵî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| has | יִהְיֶ֨ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a defect | מ֗וּם | mūm | Noun - masculine singular | H3971 blemish, defect |
| is lame | פִּסֵּ֙חַ֙ | pis·sê·aḥ | Adjective - masculine singular | H6455 lame |
| or | א֣וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| blind | עִוֵּ֔ר | ‘iw·wêr | Adjective - masculine singular | H5787 blind |
| or has any | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| serious | רָ֑ע | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| flaw | מ֣וּם | mūm | Noun - masculine singular | H3971 blemish, defect |
| you must not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| sacrifice | תִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּ | ṯiz·bā·ḥen·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| it to the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 17:1 · Malachi 1:7–8 · Leviticus 22:19–25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.