Lev 22:18-20 | NET2full | STEP | “ Speak to Aaron , his sons , and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘When any man from the house of Israel or from the resident foreigners in Israel presents his offering for any of the votive or freewill offerings, which they present to the Lord as a burnt offering ,

‏ Leviticus 22:18-20

18 “Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘When any man ^{▼▼tn Heb “Man, man.” The reduplication is a way of saying “any man” (cf. Lev 15:2; 17:3, etc.; see the distributive repetition of the noun in GKC 395-96 §123.c).} from the house of Israel or from the resident foreigners ^{▼▼tn Heb “foreigner [singular].” Some medieval Hebrew mss, Smr, LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate add “who resides”: “the foreigner who resides in Israel” (cf., e.g., Lev 20:2 above).} in Israel presents his offering for any of the votive or freewill offerings, which they present to the Lord as a burnt offering, 19 if it is to be acceptable for your benefit, ^{▼▼tn Heb “for your acceptance.” See Lev 1:3-4 above and the notes there.} it must be a flawless male from the cattle, sheep, or goats. 20 You must not present anything that has a flaw, ^{▼▼tn Heb “all which in it [is] a flaw.” Note that the same term is used for physical flaws of people in Lev 21:17-24. Cf. KJV, ASV, NRSV “blemish”; NASB, NIV, TEV “defect”; NLT “with physical defects.”} because it will not be acceptable for your benefit. ^{▼▼tn Heb “not for acceptance shall it be for you”; NIV “it will not be accepted on your behalf” (NRSV and NLT both similar).}