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Deu 17:1 — Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God [any] bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, [or] any evilfavouredness: for that [is] an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Thou shalt		Deu 15:21; Exd 12:5; Lev 22:20-25; Mal 1:8,13,14; Hbr 9:14; 1Pe 1:19
sheep		or, goat.
any evilfavouredness		Gen 41:3,4,19
for that		Deu 23:18; Deu 24:4; Deu 25:16; Pro 6:16; Pro 11:1; Pro 15:8; Pro 20:10

Correlating Passages

Thou shalt

	Deu 15:21	And if there be [any] blemish therein, [as if it be] lame, or blind, [or have] any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.
	Exd 12:5	Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take [it] out from the sheep, or from the goats:
	Lev 22:20	[But] whatsoever hath a blemish, [that] shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
	Lev 22:21	And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish [his] vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
	Lev 22:22	Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.
	Lev 22:23	Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer [for] a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
	Lev 22:24	Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make [any offering thereof] in your land.
	Lev 22:25	Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption [is] in them, [and] blemishes [be] in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
	Mal 1:8	And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, [is it] not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, [is it] not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
	Mal 1:13	Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness [is it]! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought [that which was] torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.
	Mal 1:14	But cursed [be] the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I [am] a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name [is] dreadful among the heathen.
	Hbr 9:14	How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
	1Pe 1:19	But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

any evilfavouredness

	Gen 41:3	And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the [other] kine upon the brink of the river.
	Gen 41:4	And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
	Gen 41:19	And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

for that

	Deu 23:18	Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these [are] abomination unto the LORD thy God.
	Deu 24:4	Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that [is] abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance.
	Deu 25:16	For all that do such things, [and] all that do unrighteously, [are] an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
	Pro 6:16	These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:
	Pro 11:1	A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight.
	Pro 15:8	The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
	Pro 20:10	Divers weights, [and] divers measures, both of them [are] alike abomination to the LORD.

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Scott, Thomas. "Deuteronomy 17:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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