unblemished
ta.mim describes animals without defect for offering, and people, conduct, or things marked by blameless completeness.
Its most visible use describes animals specified for offerings as free from defect. The same adjective also characterizes people and conduct as blameless or upright, and it can describe a way, work, speech, a period of time, or another item as complete or without fault.
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Animals suitable for offering · dominant
The adjective marks animals named for sacrificial presentation: in Leviticus 22:21 the APB renders the requirement that the peace offering be "unblemished" and have "no blemish in it." In Exodus 12:5, Leviticus 14:10, Numbers 28:3, and Ezekiel 46:13, the forms describe the lambs, goats, bulls, or rams prescribed for the stated offering.
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Blameless conduct or character · common
The adjective characterizes a person or manner of acting before God or others. In Genesis 17:1 the APB renders the command to Abram, "Walk before me and be unblemished"; in Genesis 6:9 it describes Noah alongside righteousness and walking with God. In Judges 9:16 and Judges 9:19, it qualifies acting toward Jerubbaal and his house, while Deuteronomy 18:13 frames the quality before the LORD.
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Complete or faultless quality · occasional
The adjective can describe things other than sacrificial animals or human character as whole or free from fault. In Deuteronomy 32:4 the APB renders God's work "perfect," and in 2 Samuel 22:31 it renders God's way "perfect"; Job 36:4 applies the form to "unblemished knowledges." Leviticus 25:30 uses a feminine singular form for the completion of a full year, and Joshua 10:13 speaks of a whole day.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across animal-offering instructions, the APB commonly renders the adjective "unblemished" or "without blemish." In descriptions of people, conduct, and broader qualities it also uses "blameless," "integrity," "perfect," or "whole"; these are verse-level renderings rather than word-by-word alignment.