Leviticus 22:23-24

22:23 As for an ox ¹  or a sheep with a limb too long or stunted, ²  you may present it as a freewill offering, but it will not be acceptable for a votive offering. ³  22:24 You must not present to the Lord something with testicles that are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut off; ⁴  you must not do this in your land.

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¹ tn Heb “And an ox.”

² tn Heb “and stunted” (see HALOT 1102 s.v. I קלט).

³ sn The freewill offering was voluntary, so the regulations regarding it were more relaxed. Once a vow was made, the paying of it was not voluntary (see B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 151-52, for very helpful remarks on this verse).

⁴ sn Compare Lev 21:20b.