Leviticus 7:23

23 "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, Don't eat any fat of cattle or sheep or goats.

Leviticus 7:23 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 7:23

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying
Putting them in mind, by repeating to them the laws concerning fat and blood, ( Leviticus 3:17 )

ye shall eat no manner of fat;
of any creature fit for food, whose flesh otherwise may be eaten, and particularly

of ox, or of sheep, or of goats:
creatures used in sacrifice; though this is not to be restrained to such of them, and the fat of them that were sacrificed, whose fat was claimed by the Lord as his, and was burnt on his altar; but this is to be understood of the fat of these creatures when killed for their common use, for the food of them and their families; the fat even of these was not to be eaten; that which was not separated from the flesh, but mixed with it, might be eaten, but not that which was separated ^F12.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Bechai in Lev. 3. 17.

Leviticus 7:23 In-Context

21 And if you touch anything ritually unclean, whether human or animal uncleanness or an obscene object, and go ahead and eat from a Peace-Offering for God, you'll be excluded from the congregation."

22 God spoke to Moses,

23 "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, Don't eat any fat of cattle or sheep or goats.

24 The fat of an animal found dead or torn by wild animals can be put to some other purpose, but you may not eat it.

25 If you eat fat from an animal from which a gift has been presented to God, you'll be excluded from the congregation.