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Deuteronomy 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.

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וְכִֽיvekhiand assuredכִּיconjunction, conjunction — “and assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יִהְיֶ֨הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.ב֜וֹvvoinב֜וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inמ֗וּםmumblemishמאוּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “blemish”, the ordinary formH3971to stain; a blemish (physically or morally)blemish, blot, spot.פִּסֵּ֨חַ֙pisechalameפִּסֵּחַadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “lame”, the ordinary formH6455lamelame.א֣וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.עִוֵּ֔רiverblindעִוֵּרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “blind”, the ordinary formH5787blind (literally or figuratively)blind (men, people).כֹּ֖לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מ֣וּםmumblemishמאוּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “blemish”, the ordinary formH3971to stain; a blemish (physically or morally)blemish, blot, spot.רָ֑עrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּtizbachenvsacrificeזָבַחverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “sacrifice”, an unfinished actionH2076to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.לַיהוָ֖הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֶֽיךָeloheykhaGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And if there be any blemish therein, lameness, or blindness, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto Jehovah thy God.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And when there is in it a blemish, lame, or blind, any evil blemish, thou dost not sacrifice it to Jehovah thy God;

World English Bible

If it has any defect—is lame or blind, or has any defect whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to Yahweh your God.

Darby Translation

But if there be a defect therein, [if it be] lame, or blind, [or have] any evil defect, thou shalt not sacrifice it to Jehovah thy God.

Douay-Rheims

But if it have a blemish, or be lame, or blind, or in any part disfigured or feeble, it shall not be sacrificed to the Lord thy God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And if there be any blemish therein, lameness, or blindness, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if there be in it a blemish, if it be lame or blind, an evil blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it to the Lord thy God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ ἠ· ἐν αὐτῷ μῶμος, χωλὸν ἢ τυφλον, μῶμον πονηρὸν, οὐ θύσεις αὐτὸ Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ σου.