Leviticus 22:30

30 It is to be eaten on the same day.[a] Do not let any of it remain until morning; I am the Lord.

Leviticus 22:30 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 22:30

On the same day it shall be eaten up
Which is the law concerning it; (See Gill on Leviticus 7:15): ye shall leave none of it till the morning;
of another day, as the Vulgate Latin version adds, and much less the fat of them, and the most holy things, as Ben Gersom observes, the one being to be burnt upon the altar, the other to be eaten by the priests I [am] the Lord;
who has made this law, and expect it will be observed.

Leviticus 22:30 In-Context

28 But you are not to slaughter an animal from the herd or flock on the same day as its young.
29 When you sacrifice a thank offering to the Lord, sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.
30 It is to be eaten on the same day. Do not let any of it remain until morning; I am the Lord.
31 "You are to keep My commands and do them; I am the Lord.
32 You must not profane My holy name; I must be treated as holy among the Israelites. I am the Lord who sets you apart,

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lv 7:15; 19:6-7; Ex 34:25
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