Leviticus 7:18

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16 But ^aif the sacrifice of his offering is a vow or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offers his sacrifice; but on the next day the remainder of it also may be eaten;

17 the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day must be burned with fire.

18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, nor shall it be ^aimputed to him; it shall be an ^babomination to him who offers it, and the person who eats of it shall bear¹ guilt.

19 ‘The flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten. It shall be burned with fire. And as for the clean flesh, all who are¹ clean may eat of it.

20 But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the ^aLord, ^bwhile he is unclean, that person ^cshall be cut off from his people.

21 Moreover the person who touches any unclean thing, such as ^ahuman uncleanness, an ^bunclean animal, or any ^cabominable unclean thing, and who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, that person ^dshall be cut off from his people.’ ”

Fat and Blood May Not Be Eaten

22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

23 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ^a‘You shall not eat any fat, of ox or sheep or goat.

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Barnes' Notes

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Leviticus 7:18-19

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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