If any of the meat of the sacrifice of his peace offerings is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted, and it shall not be credited to him who offers it. It will be an abomination, and the soul who eats any of it will bear his iniquity.
“ ‘The meat that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten. It shall be burned with fire. As for the meat, everyone who is clean may eat it; but the soul who eats of the meat of the sacrifice of peace offerings that belongs to Yahweh, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from his people. When anyone touches any unclean thing, the uncleanness of man, or an unclean animal, or any unclean abomination, and eats some of the meat of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to Yahweh, that soul shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv18–19 The sin wherefore he offered shall remain.
The sin wherefore he offered shall remain.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv18–21 Lev 7:18 And if [any] of the flesh of…
Lev 7:18 And if [any] of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
Ver. 18. It shall be an abomination.] Kept beyond the time; and so uneatable, unsacrificeable, profane, stinking.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv18–21 It shall not be imputed unto him for an…
It shall not be imputed unto him for an acceptable service to God.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv18–21 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall…
And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten,.... That is, the flesh of the peace offerings; should it be touched by any unclean person, man or woman; that was so in a ceremonial sense, being profluvious or menstruous, or having touched anything unclean, or touched by any unclean creature, as a dog or the like, as it might be while carried from the tabernacle to any of their tents or houses:
it shall be burnt with fire; that no profit might be had of it; and this was to make them careful in carrying it from place to place:
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and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof; that are clean in a ceremonial sense; as all that are clean in an evangelic sense, through the blood and righteousness of Christ, may, by faith, eat his flesh and drink his blood. Jarchi observes, that whereas it is said, Deu 12:27 "thou shall eat the flesh"; some might object and say, that none might eat of the peace offerings but the owners of them, therefore it is said here, "all that be clean shall eat"; not the owners only, nor the priests and Levites only, but whoever the offerer should invite to eat thereof, provided he was but clean.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv18–21 Neither shall it be imputed - For an acceptable…
Neither shall it be imputed - For an acceptable service to God.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv20–21 Verse 20. Having his uncleanness upon him] Having touched…
Verse 20. Having his uncleanness upon him] Having touched any unclean thing by which he became legally defiled, and had not washed his clothes, and bathed his flesh.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v19 Lev 7:19-21. All that be clean shall eat thereof…
Lev 7:19-21. All that be clean shall eat thereof — Whether priests, or offerers, or guests invited. Both the flesh and the eaters of it must be clean. The soul that eateth — Knowingly; for if it were done ignorantly, a sacrifice was accepted for it. Having his uncleanness upon him — Not being cleansed according to the appointment, Lev 11:24, &c. Shall be cut off from his people — That is, excluded from all the privileges of an Israelite. The intention of all these precepts was to preserve the greater reverence and regard for things sacred, and to signify, that all who live in sin not repented of and mortified, are rejected when they draw nigh to God in outward acts of worship.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv18, 21 It was proper that the sacrificial meat should not…
It was proper that the sacrificial meat should not be polluted by any approach to putrefaction. But the exclusion of a mean-spirited economy may further have furnished the ground for the distinction between the thank-offerings and the others. The most liberal distribution of the meat of the offering, particularly among the poor who were invited to partake, would plainly be becoming when the sacrifice was intended especially to express gratitude for mercies received.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv18–21 Yea rather. Hebrew, "it is an abomination to be…
Yea rather. Hebrew, "it is an abomination to be thrown away," and the soul, &c. Thus by neglecting to comply exactly with God’s commands, we lose the fruits of our former piety. (Haydock) --- The flesh of these victims might be eaten in any clean place, by all those who were not defiled, chap. x. 14. (Josephus) (Tirinus)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv18, 20, 21 if any of the flesh of the sacrifice .…
if any of the flesh of the sacrifice . . . be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither . . . imputed--The sacrifice will not be acceptable to God nor profitable to him that offers it.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv18, 20 18. Neither shall it be imputed unto him —…
18. Neither shall it be imputed unto him — It shall not be reckoned or accounted as a worthy act, as was Abraham’s faith. Gen_15:6. Obedience is more acceptable than sacrifice, without which an offering becomes an abomination. Isa_1:11-15.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv18, 19, 21 18. it shall be an abomination] Heb. piggûl, a…
18. it shall be an abomination] Heb. piggûl, a word which occurs here and in Lev_19:7 of the flesh of the Peace-Offering which is eaten on the third day, and elsewhere only in Isa_65:4, broth of abominable things (Heb. piggûlim); Eze_4:14, abominable flesh (Heb. flesh of Piggûl). In both these passages food of an unclean character, perhaps mixed with blood, is referred to (cp. Rel. Sem.2, 343, note 3). The word is a common technical term in the Mishna. It is unfortunate that both here and in Lev_7:21 ‘abomination,’ which is generally the translation of tô‘çbhah, should be employed as the English equivalent of two other Heb. words, but it is difficult to find a good English word for piggûl.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv18–20 (18) And if any of the flesh . .…
(18) And if any of the flesh . . . be eaten.—The owner of the sacrifice was responsible for the due observance of this injunction. If, through his neglect, any one ate of the sacrifice after the limited time here specified, the efficacy of the sacrifice was disannulled, and the offerer had to bring another votive offering.
It shall be an abomination.—That is, the flesh left so long in the Eastern climate begins to putrefy, and becomes loathsome and offensive on the third day; so that which is holy becomes desecrated.
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And the soul that eateth of it.—Hence he who ate it after the prescribed time was regarded as eating carrion, he bore his guilt, i.e., incurred the penalty of excision.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv19–20 That which is itself unclean makes whatever it touches…
That which is itself unclean makes whatever it touches unclean also.
So in the moral sphere, "evil communications corrupt good manners", (1Co_15:33) and "a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump", (1Co_5:6) and so with respect to the spread of heresy, "Their word will eat as doth a canker (or gangrene)". (2Ti_2:17)
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On the other hand, that which is itself holy makes that which it touches to be holy. (Lev_6:18) Therefore, when the Holy One was on the earth, "the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them"; (Luk_6:19) and they "brought unto him all that were diseased; and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole". (Mat_14:35, Mat_14:36) Thus the woman with an issue of blood "came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.... And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately". (Luk_8:44-47) Hence, when mankind had fallen in Adam, for the restoration of the race a new Head was found in Christ Jesus, into whom each person is baptized, and by a mystical contact with whom he may be sanctified.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v19 That soul shall be cut off.
Lev_7:19-21
That soul shall be cut off.
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Impurity forbidden
The gospel is a holy feast. It cannot be shared in by those who continue in their impurities. He that would enjoy it must be careful to depart from iniquity. Only the meek shall eat and be satisfied; that is, such as humbly surrender themselves to Gods requirements, and are really determined to forsake all known sin. There is a morality in religion, as well as faith and ecstasy. Grace does not make void the law. And faith without works is a dead and useless faith. Though we are redeemed by blood and justified gratuitously by believing in Christ, yet that redemption obligates us just as much, and still more, to a life of virtue and moral uprightness than the law itself. We are not under law, as those are under it for whom Christs mediation does not avail; but still we are under law to Christ, and bound through Him to a practical holiness, the pattern of which He has given in His own person and life. If His blood has purged us, it is that we might serve the living God. If we are Gods workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, it is unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. A pure life must needs go along with a good hope. Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. A good tree cannot produce evil fruit. And for a man to believe himself an accepted guest at the gospel feast while living in wilful, deliberate, and known sin, is a miserable antinomian delusion. The plain gospel truth upon this subject is, that, although we cannot be saved by our works alone, we certainly dare not hope to be saved without them, or without being heartily and effectually made up to do our best. Wherever grace is effective, a well-ordered morality must necessarily follow. (J. A. Seiss, D. D.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv19, 21 Any meat that touches an unclean thing must not…
Any meat that touches an unclean thing must not be eaten
This can be translated in active form. AT: "No one may eat meat that touches something unclean" (See: Active or Passive)
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an unclean thing
Something that Yahweh has stated is unfit to touch or eat is spoken of as if it were physically unclean. (See: Metaphor)
It must be burned
This can be translated in active form. AT: "You must burn it" (See: Active or Passive)
anyone who is clean
A person who is acceptable for God's purposes is spoken of as if the person were physically clean. (See: Metaphor)
unclean person
A person who is not acceptable for God's purposes is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean. (See: Metaphor)
that person must be cut off from his people
A person being excluded from his community is spoken of as if he had been cut off from his people, as one would cut a piece of cloth or cut a branch from a tree. This can be translated in active form. AT: "that person may no longer live among his people" or "you must separate that person from his people" (See: Metaphor and Active or Passive)
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clean
clean
peace offering
Yahweh
cut off
people group
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv18–20 7:18 The Hebrew term for contaminated (piggul) occurs only…
7:18 The Hebrew term for contaminated (piggul) occurs only in three other places (19:7; Isa 65:4; Ezek 4:14). It is always used in reference to meat that is unacceptable for sacrifice or human consumption.
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