Deuteronomy 17:1

You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.

Cross References (16)

  • Deuteronomy 15:21 (5)

    But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God

  • Deuteronomy 23:18 (4)

    You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any

  • Malachi 1:8 (4)

    When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wron

  • Leviticus 22:20–25 (3)

    You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.

  • Deuteronomy 24:4 (3)

    then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to th

  • Proverbs 15:8 (2)

    The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

  • Deuteronomy 25:16 (2)

    For everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Proverbs 11:1 (2)

    Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

  • Genesis 41:19 (2)

    After them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!

  • Exodus 12:5 (2)

    Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.

  • Proverbs 6:16 (2)

    There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

  • Malachi 1:13–14 (2)

    You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that

  • 1 Peter 1:19 (2)

    but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

  • Genesis 41:3–4 (2)

    After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of t

  • Hebrews 9:14 (2)

    how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our co

  • Proverbs 20:10 (1)

    Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.