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If his offering for a sacrifice of peace-offerings to Yahweh be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
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Flexibility in Offering
Commentators like Ellicott and Gill explain that the peace offering from the flock allowed for flexibility; the worshiper could offer either a sheep or a goat, male or female. This contrasts with other offerings that had stricter requirements. However, the one non-negotiable standard was that the animal must be 'without blemish,' signifying that whatever we offer to God should be our best.
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19th Century
Anglican
Of the flock. —That is, of sheep or goats; they too might be either male or female, provided only that they were without organic d…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if his offering, for a sacrifice of peace offering unto Lord, be of the flock As …
Presbyterian
Here is a law that they should eat neither fat nor blood. As for the fat, it means the fat of the internal parts, the suet. The blood was forbidden…