Leviticus 7:21 — Meaning and Application

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“Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean {thing, as} the uncleanness of man, or {any} unclean beast, or any abominable unclean {thing}, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which {pertain} unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.”

Leviticus 7:21

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And the flesh that toucheth any unclean {thing} shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.

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.

Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean {thing, as} the uncleanness of man, or {any} unclean beast, or any abominable unclean {thing}, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which {pertain} unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

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Leviticus 7:1

"Likewise this {is} the law of the trespass offering: it {is} most holy."

Leviticus 7:2

"In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar."

Leviticus 7:3

"And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,"

Leviticus 7:4

"And the two kidneys, and the fat that {is} on them, which {is} by the flanks, and the caul {that is} above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away:"

Leviticus 7:5

"And the priest shall burn them upon the altar {for} an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it {is} a trespass offering."

Leviticus 7:6

"Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it {is} most holy."

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