Leviticus 7:24-34

24 The fat of an animal ¹that dies of itself and the fat of one that is torn by beasts may be put to any other use, but on no account shall you eat it.

25 For every person who eats of the fat of an animal of which a food offering may be made to the LORD shall be cut off from his people.

26 Moreover, ²you shall eat no blood whatever, whether of fowl or of animal, in any of your dwelling places.

27 Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people."

28 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

29 "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, ³Whoever offers the sacrifice of his peace offerings to the LORD shall bring his offering to the LORD from the sacrifice of his peace offerings.

30 ⁴His own hands shall bring the LORD's food offerings. He shall bring the fat with ⁵the breast, that the breast may be waved as a wave offering before the LORD.

31 ⁶The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but ⁷the breast shall be for Aaron and his sons.

32 And ⁸the right thigh you shall give to the priest as a contribution from the sacrifice of your peace offerings.

33 Whoever among the sons of Aaron offers the blood of the peace offerings and the fat shall have the right thigh for a portion.

34 For the breast that is ⁹waved and the thigh that is ¹⁰contributed I have taken from the people of Israel, out of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and ¹¹have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons, as a perpetual due from the people of Israel.

Leviticus 7:24-34 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. Leviticus 17:15; Leviticus 22:8; Exodus 22:31; Deuteronomy 14:21; Ezekiel 4:14; Ezekiel 44:31
• 2. See Leviticus 3:17
• 3. Leviticus 3:1
• 4. Leviticus 3:3, 4, 9, 14
• 5. See Exodus 29:24
• 6. Leviticus 3:5, 11, 16
• 7. [Leviticus 9:21; Numbers 6:20]
• 8. [See ver. 31 above]
• 9. [See ver. 31 above]
• 10. [See ver. 31 above]
• 11. Exodus 29:28; Numbers 18:18, 19