Leviticus 7:12-22

12 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

13 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no fat of oxen or sheep or goats.

14 And the fat of such animals as have died of themselves, or have been seized of beasts, may be employed for any work; but it shall not be eaten for food.

15 Every one that eats fat off the beasts, from which he will bring a burnt-offering to the Lord—that soul shall perish from his people.

16 Ye shall eat no blood in all your habitations, either of beasts or of birds.

17 Every soul that shall eat blood, that soul shall perish from his people.

18 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

19 Thou shalt also speak to the children of Israel, saying, He that offers a sacrifice of peace-offering, shall bring his gift to the Lord also from the sacrifice of peace-offering.

20 His hands shall bring the burnt-offerings to the Lord; the fat which is on the breast and the lobe of the liver, he shall bring them, so as to set them for a gift before the Lord.

21 And the priest shall offer the fat upon the altar, and the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons,

22 and ye shall give the right shoulder for a choice piece to the priest of your sacrifices of peace-offering.

Leviticus 7:12-22 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.