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Leviticus 7:18-28

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18 If any meat of the fellowship offering is eaten on the third day, the one who offered it will not be accepted. It will not be reckoned to their credit, for it has become impure; the person who eats any of it will be held responsible.
19 “ ‘Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned up. As for other meat, anyone ceremonially clean may eat it.
20 But if anyone who is unclean eats any meat of the fellowship offering belonging to the LORD, they must be cut off from their people.
21 Anyone who touches something unclean—whether human uncleanness or an unclean animal or any unclean creature that moves along the ground[a] —and then eats any of the meat of the fellowship offering belonging to the LORD must be cut off from their people.’ ”

Eating Fat and Blood Forbidden

22 The LORD said to Moses,
23 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Do not eat any of the fat of cattle, sheep or goats.
24 The fat of an animal found dead or torn by wild animals may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.
25 Anyone who eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering may be[b] presented to the LORD must be cut off from their people.
26 And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird or animal.
27 Anyone who eats blood must be cut off from their people.’ ”

The Priests’ Share

28 The LORD said to Moses,
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Leviticus 7:18-28 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 11

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 33:16
  • 2. Leviticus 19:7
  • 3. Numbers 18:27
  • 4. S Leviticus 5:1
  • 5. S Leviticus 5:3
  • 6. S Genesis 17:14; Leviticus 22:3-7
  • 7. S Leviticus 5:2; Leviticus 11:24,28
  • 8. Leviticus 3:17; Leviticus 17:13-14; Deuteronomy 14:4
  • 9. S Exodus 22:31
  • 10. S Genesis 9:4
  • 11. S Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 17:10-24; Acts 15:20,29

Footnotes 2

  • [a] A few Hebrew manuscripts, Samaritan Pentateuch, Syriac and Targum (see 5:2); most Hebrew manuscripts "any unclean, detestable thing"
  • [b] Or "offering is"
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