Discovery BoxLeviticus 22:22-24 
Context22:22 “‘You must not present to the Lord something blind, or with a broken bone, or mutilated, or with a running sore, 1 or with a festering eruption, or with a feverish rash. 2 You must not give any of these as a gift 3 on the altar to the Lord. 22:23 As for an ox 4 or a sheep with a limb too long or stunted, 5 you may present it as a freewill offering, but it will not be acceptable for a votive offering. 6 22:24 You must not present to the Lord something with testicles that are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut off; 7 you must not do this in your land.
1 tn Or perhaps “a wart” (cf. NIV; HALOT 383 s.v. יַבֶּלֶת, but see the remarks in J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 358).
2 sn See the note on Lev 21:20 above.
3 sn This term for offering “gift” is explained in the note on Lev 1:9.
4 tn Heb “And an ox.”
5 tn Heb “and stunted” (see HALOT 1102 s.v. I קלט).
6 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).
