Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 17:1

¹You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You shall not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
sacrifice	תִזְבַּח֩	ṯiz·baḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
an ox	שׁ֣וֹר	šō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H7794 head of cattle
or a sheep	וָשֶׂ֗ה	wā·śeh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)
with any defect	מ֔וּם	mūm	Noun - masculine singular	H3971 blemish, defect
serious	רָ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
flaw	דָּבָ֣ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
for	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
that	הֽוּא׃ס	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is detestable	תוֹעֲבַ֛ת	ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8441 abomination
to the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.