Leviticus 7:19 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 7:19

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.

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 7:19

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American Standard Version
And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire. And as for the flesh, every one that is clean shall eat thereof:

Amplified® Bible
The flesh that comes in contact with anything that is not clean shall not be eaten; it shall be burned with fire. As for the meat, everyone who is clean [ceremonially] may eat of it.

Contemporary English Version
Don't eat any of the meat that touches something unclean. Instead, burn it. The rest of the meat may be eaten by anyone who is clean and acceptable to me.

Darby English Version
And the flesh that toucheth anything unclean shall not be eaten; it shall be burned with fire. And as to the flesh, all that are clean may eat [the] flesh.

Good News Bible
If the meat comes into contact with anything ritually unclean, it must not be eaten, but must be burned. Any of you that are ritually clean may eat the meat,

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
`Also the flesh that touches anything unclean shall not be eaten; it shall be burned with fire. As for {other} flesh, anyone who is clean may eat {such} flesh.

New International Version
" 'Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned up. As for other meat, anyone ceremonially clean may eat it.

New King James Version
‘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 are clean may eat of it.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'Also the flesh that touches anything unclean one shall not eat; he shall burn it with fire. As for other flesh, anyone clean may eat such flesh.

Revised Standard Version
"Flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burned with fire. All who are clean may eat flesh,

Young's Literal Translation
`And the flesh which cometh against any unclean thing is not eaten; with fire it is burnt; as to the flesh, every clean one doth eat of the flesh;

New English Translation
The meat which touches anything ceremonially¹ unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned up in the fire. As for ceremonially clean meat,² everyone who is ceremonially clean may eat the meat.

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