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That which has its stones bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut, you shall not offer to Yahweh; neither shall you do [thus] in your land.
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A Dual Prohibition
Commentators like Barnes, Ellicott, and Gill highlight that this verse contains two distinct commands. First, Israelites were forbidden from offering a castrated or mutilated animal to God. Second, they were prohibited from performing such mutilations on any animal within their land, a practice that extended beyond the context of sacrifice.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The literal meaning of the passage in italics is 'and this you shall not do in your land.' It appears to have been understood by the Jews as a proh…
19th Century
Anglican
That which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut. —These four terms express the four ways which the ancients used to …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall not offer to the Lord that which bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut The…
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