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Deuteronomy 17:1 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 17 · verse 1
Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.Deuteronomy 17:1 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 17:1 in context
1Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
2If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
3And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- evilfavourednessraʻbad or evilH7451 →
- evilfavourednessdâbâra wordH1697 →
- abominationtôwʻêbahproperly, something disgustingH8441 →
- sacrificezâbachto slaughter an animalH2076 →
- bullockshôwra bullockH7794 →
- blemishmʼûwmto stainH3971 →
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Here is, I. A law for preserving the honour of God's worship, by providing that no creature that had any blemish should be offered in sacrifice to him, Deu 17:1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7