Leviticus 7:1-8

1 The following are the regulations for repayment offerings, which are very holy.

2 The animal for this offering is to be killed on the north side of the altar, where the animals for the burnt offerings are killed, and its blood is to be thrown against all four sides of the altar.

3 All of its fat shall be removed and offered on the altar: the fat tail, the fat covering the internal organs,

4 the kidneys and the fat on them, and the best part of the liver.

5 The priest shall burn all the fat on the altar as a food offering to the Lord. It is a repayment offering.

6 Any male of the priestly families may eat it, but it must be eaten in a holy place, because it is very holy.

7 There is one regulation that applies to both the sin offering and the repayment offering: the meat belongs to the priest who offers the sacrifice.

8 The skin of an animal offered as a burnt offering belongs to the priest who offers the sacrifice.

Leviticus 7:1-8 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.