Leviticus 7:13-23

13 ¹With the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving he shall bring his offering with loaves of leavened bread.

14 And from it he shall offer one loaf from each offering, as a ²gift to the LORD. ³It shall belong to the priest who throws the blood of the peace offerings.

15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings ⁴for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning.

16 But ⁵if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow offering or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice, and on the next day what remains of it shall be eaten.

17 But what remains of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned up with fire.

18 If any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten on the third day, he who offers it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be credited to him. It is ⁶tainted, and he who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.

19 "Flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten. It shall be burned up with fire. All who are clean may eat flesh,

20 but the person who eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of the LORD's peace offerings ⁷while an uncleanness is on him, that person shall be cut off from his people.

21 And if anyone touches an unclean thing, whether ⁸human uncleanness or an ⁹unclean beast or any ¹⁰unclean detestable creature, and then eats some flesh from the sacrifice of the LORD's peace offerings, that person shall be cut off from his people."

22 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

23 "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, ¹¹You shall eat no fat, of ox or sheep or goat.

Leviticus 7:13-23 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.

Cross References

• 1. Amos 4:5
• 2. Exodus 29:27, 28
• 3. Num. 18:8, 11, 19
• 4. Leviticus 22:29, 30
• 5. Leviticus 19:6-8; Leviticus 22:21
• 6. Leviticus 19:7
• 7. Leviticus 15:3; Leviticus 22:3
• 8. See Leviticus 12; Leviticus 13; Leviticus 15
• 9. See Leviticus 11:24-28
• 10. See Leviticus 11:10-23
• 11. Leviticus 3:16, 17