Leviticus 7:7-17

7 "The Compensation-Offering is the same as the Absolution-Offering - the same rules apply to both. The offering belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.
8 The priest who presents a Whole-Burnt-Offering for someone gets the hide for himself.
9 Every Grain-Offering baked in an oven or prepared in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it. It's his.
10 Every Grain-Offering, whether dry or mixed with oil, belongs equally to all the sons of Aaron.
11 "These are the instructions for the Peace-Offering which is presented to God.
12 If you bring it to offer thanksgiving, then along with the Thanksgiving-Offering present unraised loaves of bread mixed with oil, unraised wafers spread with oil, and cakes of fine flour, well-kneaded and mixed with oil.
13 Along with the Peace-Offering of thanksgiving, present loaves of yeast bread as an offering.
14 Bring one of each kind as an offering, a Contribution-Offering to God; it goes to the priest who throws the blood of the Peace-Offering.
15 Eat the meat from the Peace-Offering of thanksgiving the same day it is offered. Don't leave any of it overnight.
16 "If the offering is a Votive-Offering or a Freewill-Offering, it may be eaten the same day it is sacrificed and whatever is left over on the next day may also be eaten.
17 But any meat from the sacrifice that is left to the third day must be burned up.

Leviticus 7:7-17 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.

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