Leviticus 7:1-6

The Restitution Offering

1 "Now this is the law of the restitution offering;[a] it is especially holy.
2 The restitution offering must be slaughtered at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered,[b] and the priest is to sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.
3 The offerer must present all the fat from it: the fat tail,[c] the fat surrounding the entrails,[d]
4 and the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins; he will also remove the fatty lobe of the liver with the kidneys.[e]
5 The priest will burn them on the altar as a fire offering to the Lord; it is a restitution offering.
6 Any male among the priests may eat it. It is to be eaten in a holy place; it is especially holy.[f]

Leviticus 7:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 7

The several things contained in this chapter are the law of the trespass offering, Le 7:1-7 the portion the priests had in the burnt offerings and meat offerings, Le 7:8-10 the law of the peace offerings, whether by way of thanksgiving, or a vow, or voluntary oblation, Le 7:11-21 the prohibition of fat and blood, Le 7:22-27 the parts the priests should have in the peace offerings, the breast and right shoulder, Le 7:28-36 and the chapter is concluded with a recapitulation of the various things contained in this and the preceding chapters, Le 7:37,38.

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. Lv 5:14-6:7; Isa 53:10
  • [b]. Lv 1:11
  • [c]. Lv 3:9; 8:25; 9:19; Ex 29:22
  • [d]. LXX, Sam add and all the fat that is on the entrails; Lv 3:3,9,14; 4:8
  • [e]. Lv 3:3-4,9-10,14-15
  • [f]. Lv 7:1; Ezk 42:13; 44:12-13
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