Leviticus 22:21 Cross References - NSB

²¹ »‘A person may bring Jehovah a peace offering to fulfill a vow or for a freewill offering. Whether it is from the cattle, sheep, or goats, it must be an animal that has no defects in order to be acceptable. It must never be an animal that has defects.

²⁰ Jacob made a vow. He said: »If God will be with me and will watch over me on my trip and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,

¹ God said to Jacob: »Go to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar to God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.« ² Jacob said to his family and those who were with him: »Get rid of the foreign gods that you have. Wash yourselves until you are ritually clean. Change your clothes. ³ »After that let us go to Bethel. I will make an altar there to God, who answered me when I was troubled and who has been with me wherever I have gone.«

¹ »‘If your sacrifice is a fellowship offering of cattle in Jehovah’s presence, it must be a male or female animal that has no defects.

⁶ »‘If your sacrifice is a fellowship offering of sheep to Jehovah, you must bring a male or female animal that has no defects.

¹¹ »‘These are the instructions for the fellowship offering that you must bring to Jehovah. ¹² »‘If you offer it as a thank offering, you must also bring rings of unleavened bread mixed with oil, wafers of unleavened bread brushed with oil, and loaves made from flour mixed well with oil. ¹³ »‘In addition to these rings of bread, you must bring leavened bread (with yeast) along with your fellowship offering of thanksgiving. ¹⁴ »‘He will present one of every offering as a contribution to Jehovah. It will belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings. ¹⁵ »‘The flesh of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving peace offerings will be eaten on the day of his offering. He should not leave any of it over until morning. ¹⁶ »‘If the sacrifice of his offering is a votive or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice as well as on the next day. ¹⁷ »‘Anything left over from the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned. ¹⁸ »‘If any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings is eaten on the third day, he who offers it will not be accepted. It will not be considered for his benefit. It will be an offensive thing, and the person who eats of it will bear his own iniquity. ¹⁹ »‘The flesh that touches anything unclean shall not be eaten. It should be burned with fire. As for other flesh, anyone who is clean may eat such flesh. ²⁰ »‘The person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings that belong to Jehovah, in his uncleanness, that person will be cut off from his people. ²¹ »‘When someone touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, or an unclean animal, or any unclean detestable thing, and eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to Jehovah, that person shall be cut off from his people.’« ²² Jehovah continued to speak to Moses: ²³ »Tell the Israelites: ‘Never eat any fat from bulls, sheep, or goats. ²⁴ »‘The fat from an animal that dies naturally or is killed by wild animals you may use for any other purpose. However, you must not eat it. ²⁵ »‘Those who eat the fat from an animal they sacrificed by fire to Jehovah must be excluded from the people. ²⁶ »‘Never eat the blood of any bird or animal no matter where you live. ²⁷ »‘Those who eat any blood must be excluded from the people.’« ²⁸ Jehovah spoke to Moses: ²⁹ »Tell the Israelites: ‘Anyone who offers Jehovah a fellowship offering must bring a part of that sacrifice as a gift to Jehovah. ³⁰ »‘Bring the sacrifices by fire made to Jehovah. Bring the fat with the breast. Take the breast and present it to Jehovah. ³¹ »‘The priest will burn the fat on the altar. However, the breast will belong to Aaron and his sons. ³² »‘You will also give the priest the right thigh as a contribution. ³³ »‘When any of Aaron's sons offer the blood and fat of the fellowship offering, the right thigh will belong to him as his share. ³⁴ »‘I have taken the breast and thigh that was presented to me from the contribution offering from the Israelites. I have given them to the priest Aaron and his sons. This is a long lasting law for generations to come. ³⁵ »‘This is the share for Aaron and his sons from the sacrifices by fire made to Jehovah. It was given to them on the day Moses ordained them to serve Jehovah as priests.’« ³⁶ Jehovah commanded the Israelites to give it to them on the day he anointed them. This is a long lasting law for generations to come. ³⁷ These are the instructions for the burnt offering, the grain offering, the offering for sin, the guilt offering, the ordination offering, and the fellowship offering. ³⁸ On Mount Sinai Jehovah gave Moses commands about these offerings. At the same time he commanded the Israelites to bring their offerings to him in the Sinai Desert.

³ you must bring offerings by fire to Jehovah. They may be burnt offerings or any other kind of sacrifice. They may be offered to fulfill a vow, as a freewill offering, or as one of your festival offerings. They may be cattle, sheep, or goats. These are offerings that are a soothing (pleasant) (restful) aroma to Jehovah.

⁸ »When you sacrifice a young bull as a burnt offering to Jehovah or make any other kind of sacrifice to keep a vow or as a fellowship offering.

²¹ »When you vow to Jehovah your God do not delay the payback. It would be sin, and Jehovah your God will surely require it of you. ²² »It would not be sin if you refrain from vowing. ²³ »Be careful to perform the promise that comes from your lips, just as you have voluntarily vowed to Jehovah your God. Keep your promise.

¹⁴ »Bring your thanks to God as a sacrifice, and pay (make good) your vows to the Most High.

¹⁴ »I have peace offerings with me since I paid my vows.

⁴ Do not be late in paying a vow you make to God. He takes no delight in fools. Pay what you vow! ⁵ It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.