Bible Verses

You must not offer to the Lord an animal that is blind, lame, mutilated, ulcerated, or suffering from a skin disease or sore. No part of such an animal shall be laid on the altar as a burnt offering to the Lord.

If anyone offers the Lord a peace offering to fulfill a vow or as a voluntary offering, the animal—from the herd or the flock—will not be pleasing to the Lord unless it is without any defect.

You must not offer an animal with defects, as it will not make you acceptable.

This rule applies to any Israelite or stranger living in Israel who brings a burnt offering, either in fulfillment of a vow or as a voluntary gift. He must present a male ox, sheep, or goat that has no defects to be accepted.

 “Tell this to Aaron, to his sons, and all the people of Israel:

Requirements for  Sacrificial Victims The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

If they eat them, they must make a guilt offering. I am the Lord who has sanctified these offerings.

They must not desecrate the holy offerings that the people of Israel have set aside for the Lord.

if someone unintentionally eats a holy thing, he shall restore it to the priest with one-fifth added.

but if she is widowed or divorced, and childless, and has returned to her father’s house as she did when she was young, she may eat her father’s food. No layperson may eat it;