Do not sacrifice blemished animals even if offered by those who are not part of the Covenant

Commandment Details

• Mishneh Torah #: 342
• Mishneh Torah Book #: 8
• Mishneh Torah Book: Service
• Mishneh Torah Category: 42- Things Forbidden on the Altar
• Reference: Leviticus 22:25
• Scripture Book: Leviticus
• Scripture Chapter: 22
• Scripture Verse: 25
• English: or shall you accept any such from the hand of a foreigner for offering as the food of your God; for their corruption is in them, they have a defect, they shall not be accepted for you.'
• Hebrew: כה וּמִיַּד בֶּן-נֵכָר, לֹא תַקְרִיבוּ אֶת-לֶחֶם אֱלֹהֵיכֶם--מִכָּל-אֵלֶּה: כִּי מָשְׁחָתָם בָּהֶם מוּם בָּם, לֹא יֵרָצוּ לָכֶם. {ס}
• Greek: 25 καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς ἀλλογενοῦς οὐ προσοίσετε τὰ δῶρα τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν ἀπὸ πάντων τούτων, ὅτι φθάρματά ἐστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς, μῶμος ἐν αὐτοῖς, οὐ δεχθήσεται ταῦτα ὑμῖν.
• Parashah: 31- Emor
• Sefer Hachinuch #: 292
• Sef. Hach. Command: Not to offer up a defective offering received from a heathen
• Category: Sacrifices and Offerings
• We can perform today: Yes