22. You must not offer to the Lord any animal that is blind, that has broken bones or is crippled, that has running sores or any sort of skin disease. You must not offer any animals like these on the altar as an offering by fire to the Lord.
23. “ ‘If an ox or lamb is smaller than normal or is not perfectly formed, you may give it as a special gift to the Lord; it will be accepted. But it will not be accepted as payment for a special promise you have made.
24. “ ‘If an animal has bruised, crushed, torn, or cut sex glands, you must not offer it to the Lord. You must not do this in your own land,
25. and you must not take such animals from foreigners as sacrifices to the Lord. Because the animals have been hurt in some way and have something wrong with them, they will not be accepted for you.’ ”
26. The Lord said to Moses,
27. “When an ox, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must stay seven days with its mother. But from the eighth day on, this animal will be accepted as a sacrifice by fire to the Lord.
28. But you must not kill the animal and its mother on the same day, either an ox or a sheep.
29. “If you want to offer some special offering of thanks to the Lord, you must do it in a way that pleases him.
30. You must eat the whole animal that same day and not leave any of the meat for the next morning. I am the Lord.
31. “Remember my commands and obey them; I am the Lord.
32. Show respect for my holy name. You Israelites must remember that I am holy; I am the Lord, who has made you holy.