Leviticus 7:20
18 If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.
19 Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. As for any other meat, anyone who is ceremonially clean may eat it.
But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.
21 If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”
22 Then the LORD said to Moses,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.
- KJV
- But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
- WEB
- but the soul who eats of the meat of the sacrifice of peace offerings that belongs to the LORD, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
- ASV
- but the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, that pertain unto Jehovah, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
- DARBY
- But the soul that eateth the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offering which is for Jehovah, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his peoples.
- BLB
- And the soul who eats the flesh from the sacrifice of the peace offerings that [is] to YHWH, and his uncleanness [is] on him, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
- ÅB
- Men den som spiser kjøtt av Herrens takkoffer mens det er noe urent på ham, han skal utryddes av sitt folk.
- OTB
- Men hvis noen spiser kjøttet av fredsofferet som tilhører Herren mens han er uren, skal den personen bli utryddet fra sitt folk.
- B1930
- Men den som eter kjøtt av Herrens takkoffer mens det er noget urent på ham, han skal utryddes av sitt folk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 15:2–33
“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.
Read in context1 Corinthians 11:28
Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
Read in contextLeviticus 22:3–7
Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.
Read in contextGenesis 17:14
But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
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