וְכִֽי־תַגִּשׁ֨וּן עִוֵּ֤ר לִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙ אֵ֣ין רָ֔ע וְכִ֥י תַגִּ֛ישׁוּ פִּסֵּ֥חַ וְחֹלֶ֖ה אֵ֣ין רָ֑ע הַקְרִיבֵ֨הוּ נָ֜א לְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָ הֲיִּרְצְךָ֙ א֚וֹ הֲיִשָּׂ֣א פָנֶ֔יךָ אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
At kapag naghahandog kayo ng bulag bilang hain, hindi ba iyon masama? At kapag naghahandog kayo ng pilay at may sakit, hindi ba iyon masama? Iharap mo nga iyan sa iyong gobernador; malulugod ba siya sa iyo, o igagalang ka ba niya? sabi ng Walang-Hanggan ng mga Hukbo.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“When you offer blind animals on the altar, is that not wrong, etc.?” [1:8]. You priests, when a person brings you a blind sheep as a sacrifice, you do not say that it is wrong to bring it as a sacrifice. Similarly, you do not say that it is wrong to offer a lame sheep as a sacrifice. You priests are supposed to tell the people not to bring sheep that are forbidden, as the Torah expressly says, “blind or lame” [Leviticus 22:22]. That is to say, a blind sheep should not be brought as a sacrifice.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Try presenting that to your governor, will he be pleased with you?” [1:8]. The Holy One said: if you would bring a sheep with a blind eye or a broken leg as a present to your king or your governor and you wanted to ask that same king or governor for a favor for this present? The present would certainly not be accepted and he would be angry with that person. How is it that you would bring a sacrifice to the King of Kings? Similarly, when somebody donates something to charity, he should also give the best item.6Radak, Malachi, 1:8.