Leviticus 7:24

Leviticus 7:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.
• New International Version (NIV)The fat of an animal found dead or torn by wild animals may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The fat of an animal that dies of itself and the fat of one that is torn by beasts may be put to any other use, but on no account shall you eat it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the fat of an animal that dies naturally, and the fat of what is torn by wild beasts, may be used in any other way; but you shall by no means eat it.

Context of Leviticus 7:24

22The Lord spoke to Moses: 23“Tell the Israelites: You are not to eat any fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat. The fat of an animal that dies naturally or is mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it. 25If anyone eats animal fat from a food offering presented to the Lord, the person who eats it is to be cut off from his people. 26Wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird or animal.

Leviticus 7:24 word by word

וְחֵ֤לֶב נְבֵלָה֙ וְחֵ֣לֶב טְרֵפָ֔ה יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה לְכָל־מְלָאכָ֑ה וְאָכֹ֖ל לֹ֥א תֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the fatחֵ֫לֶבcheleb chêleb · fatH2459
• of the beast that dieth of itselfנְבֵלָהnebêlâh · carcassH5038
• of that which is torn with beastsטְרֵפָהţerêphâh · torn animalH2966
• may be usedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• in any other useמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• but ye shall in no wiseאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for Leviticus 7:24

• Leviticus 17:15“Every person, whether the native or the resident alien, who eats an animal that died a natural death or was mauled by wild beasts is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
• Leviticus 22:8He must not eat an animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts, making himself unclean by it; I am the Lord.
• Exodus 22:31“Be my holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; throw it to the dogs.
• Deuteronomy 14:21“You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to a resident alien within your city gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. Do not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
• Ezekiel 4:14But I said, “Oh, Lord God, I have never been defiled. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts. And impure meat has never entered my mouth.”
• Ezekiel 44:31The priests may not eat any bird or animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts.

Commentaries on Leviticus 7:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Compare Leviticus 11:39.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-27Verses 11-27 As to the peace-offerings, in the expression of their sense of mercy, God left them more at liberty, than in the expression of their sense of sin; that their sacrifices, being free-will offerings, might be the more acceptable, while, by obliging them to bring the sacrifices of atonement, God shows the necessity of the great Propitiation. The main reason why blood was forbidden of old, was because the Lord had appointed blood for an atonement…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Animals found dead had not been drained of their blood and were therefore unclean. Their fat was unfit to offer to the Lord and the Israelites could not eat it. But people could use it for other purposes, such as greasing cart axles, waterproofing animal hides, and other household uses.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2722-27. Ye shall eat no manner of fat--(See on Le 3:17).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Leviticus 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings