17The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:18Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them: Any man of the house of Israel or of the sojourner who is among Israel who brings his offering, whether for any of their vows or for any of their freewill offerings that they bring to the LORD as a burnt offering,19must be acceptable to you: an unblemished male from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats.20You shall not present any that has a blemish, because it will not be for acceptance on your behalf.21And if anyone brings a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the cattle or from the flock, it must be unblemished to be acceptable; it must have no blemish in it.22You shall not present these to the LORD: blind or broken or cut or having a running sore or scab or a festering sore; and you shall not give a food offering from them on the altar to the LORD.23You may make an ox or a sheep that is deformed or stunted as a freewill offering, but it will not be accepted for a vow.24You shall not present to the LORD any that is bruised or crushed or torn or cut, and you shall not do this in your land.25You shall not present as food for your God any of these from the hand of a foreigner, because their corruption is in them; they have a blemish in them and will not be accepted on your behalf.26The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:27When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall remain under its mother for seven days, and from the eighth day onward it shall be acceptable as an offering, a food offering to the LORD.28You shall not slaughter an ox or a sheep and its young on the same day.29When you sacrifice a thanksgiving sacrifice to the LORD, you shall sacrifice it so that it is acceptable.30It shall be eaten on that day; you shall not leave any of it until morning. I am the LORD.31You shall keep my commandments and do them. I am the LORD.32You shall not profane my holy name, but I will be sanctified in the midst of the sons of Israel. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,33who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.
Chapter 23
1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:2Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them: These are the appointed times of the LORD that you shall proclaim as holy assemblies; they are my appointed times.