Malachi 1:14
1:14 “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,”
says the
Lord who rules over all, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”
Leviticus 22:19-25
22:19 if it is to be acceptable for your benefit
it must be a flawless male from the cattle, sheep, or goats.
22:20 You must not present anything that has a flaw,
because it will not be acceptable for your benefit.
22:21 If a man presents a peace offering sacrifice to the
Lord for a special votive offering
or for a freewill offering from the herd or the flock, it must be flawless to be acceptable;
it must have no flaw.
22:22 “‘You must not present to the Lord something blind, or with a broken bone, or mutilated, or with a running sore, or with a festering eruption, or with a feverish rash. You must not give any of these as a gift on the altar to the Lord.
22:23 As for an ox or a sheep with a limb too long or stunted, you may present it as a freewill offering, but it will not be acceptable for a votive offering.
22:24 You must not present to the Lord something with testicles that are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut off; you must not do this in your land.
22:25 Even from a foreigner you must not present the food of your God from such animals as these, for they are ruined and flawed; they will not be acceptable for your benefit.’”
Deuteronomy 15:21
15:21 If they have any kind of blemish – lameness, blindness, or anything else
– you may not offer them as a sacrifice to the
Lord your God.