Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Without blemish - Having no natural imperfection, no disease, no deficiency or redundancy of parts. On this point the rabbins have trifled most egregiously, reckoning fifty blemishes that render a lamb or kid, or any animal, improper to be sacrificed: five in the ear, three in the eyelid, eight in the eye, three in the nose, six in the mouth, etc., etc.
A male of the first year - That is, any age in the first year between eight days and twelve months.
From the sheep, or from the goats - The seh means either; and either was equally proper if without blemish. The Hebrews however in general preferred the lamb to the kid.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Exodus 12:3
Leviticus 1:4
Matthew 26:2
John 1:29
Acts 20:6
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