Leviticus 22:20

22:20 You must not present anything that has a flaw, ¹  because it will not be acceptable for your benefit. ² 

Leviticus 22:19

22:19 if it is to be acceptable for your benefit ³  it must be a flawless male from the cattle, sheep, or goats.

Leviticus 22:29

22:29 When you sacrifice a thanksgiving offering to the Lord, you must sacrifice it so that it is acceptable for your benefit. ⁴ 

Leviticus 23:11

23:11 and he must wave the sheaf before the Lord to be accepted for your benefit ⁵  – on the day after the Sabbath the priest is to wave it. ⁶ 

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¹ tn Heb “all which in it [is] a flaw.” Note that the same term is used for physical flaws of people in Lev 21:17-24. Cf. KJV, ASV, NRSV “blemish”; NASB, NIV, TEV “defect”; NLT “with physical defects.”

² tn Heb “not for acceptance shall it be for you”; NIV “it will not be accepted on your behalf” (NRSV and NLT both similar).

³ tn Heb “for your acceptance.” See Lev 1:3-4 above and the notes there.

⁴ tn Heb “for your acceptance” (see the notes on Lev 1:3-4 and 22:19 above).

⁵ tn Heb “for your acceptance.”

⁶ sn See Lev 7:30 for a note on the “waving” of a “wave offering.”