God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 7:17
17However, on the third day any meat left over from the sacrifice must be burned.
Leviticus 7:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.
- New International Version (NIV)Any meat of the sacrifice left over till the third day must be burned up.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But what remains of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned up with fire.
- New King James Version (NKJV)the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day must be burned with fire.
Context of Leviticus 7:17
15“The meat from your fellowship offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day it is offered. Never leave any of it until morning. 16“If your sacrificial offering is something you vowed or a freewill offering, it must be eaten the day you offer it or the next day. However, on the third day any meat left over from the sacrifice must be burned. 18You will not be accepted if any meat from the fellowship offering is eaten on the third day. You will not receive credit for it. It is repulsive to God. The person who eats any of it must be punished. 19“Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten. It must be burned. Anyone who is clean may eat from these sacrifices.
Read all of Leviticus 7Leviticus 7:17 word by word
וְהַנּוֹתָ֖ר מִבְּשַׂ֣ר הַזָּ֑בַח בַּיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י בָּאֵ֖שׁ יִשָּׂרֵֽף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 7:17
- Leviticus 19:7If you eat any of it on the third day, it is repulsive and will not be accepted.
- Genesis 22:4Two days later Abraham saw the place in the distance.
- Exodus 19:11and be ready by the day after tomorrow. On that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai as all the people watch.
- Hosea 6:2After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us so that we may live in his presence.
- 1 Corinthians 15:4He was placed in a tomb. He was brought back to life on the third day as the Scriptures predicted.
- Leviticus 6:22Aaron’s son who is anointed to take his place as priest will prepare it. This is a permanent law of the Lord: It must be completely burned.
- Leviticus 10:16Moses tried to find out what had happened to the male goat that was supposed to be the offering for sin. To his surprise, it had already been burned. So he became angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s surviving sons.
- Exodus 12:10Don’t leave any of it until morning. Anything left over in the morning must be burned up.
- Exodus 29:14But burn the bull’s meat, skin, and excrement outside the camp. It is an offering for sin.
Commentaries on Leviticus 7:17
- 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. 16-18Worshipers presented the "peace offering of thanksgiving" to show gratitude to the Lord (Leviticus 7:12–15). This was unlike the vow offering linked to a promise made by a worshiper. After, they celebrated with a meal. The meal was less formal and could continue into the next day. But since the vow offering involved a promise to God, it had stricter rules than the voluntary offering, which could even use a deformed animal (22:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1715-17. the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings ... shall be eaten the same day that it is offered--The flesh of the sacrifices was eaten on the day of the offering or on the day following. But if any part of it remained till the third day, it was, instead of being made use of, to be burned with fire. In the East, butcher-meat is generally eaten the day it is killed, and it is rarely kept a second day, so that as a prohibition was issued against…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
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