Leviticus 7:18

Leviticus 7:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)If any meat of the fellowship offering is eaten on the third day, the one who offered it will not be accepted. It will not be reckoned to their credit, for it has become impure; the person who eats any of it will be held responsible.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten on the third day, he who offers it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be credited to him. It is tainted, and he who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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 imputed to him; it shall be an abomination to him who offers it, and the person who eats of it shall bear guilt.

Context of Leviticus 7:18

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. 17However, on the third day any meat left over from the sacrifice must be burned. You 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. 20Those who eat meat from the Lord’s fellowship offering while unclean must be excluded from the people.

Leviticus 7:18 word by word

וְאִ֣ם הֵאָכֹ֣ל יֵ֠אָכֵל מִבְּשַׂר־זֶ֨בַח שְׁלָמָ֜יו בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֮ לֹ֣א יֵרָצֶה֒ הַמַּקְרִ֣יב אֹת֗וֹ לֹ֧א יֵחָשֵׁ֛ב ל֖וֹ פִּגּ֣וּל יִהְיֶ֑ה וְהַנֶּ֛פֶשׁ הָאֹכֶ֥לֶת מִמֶּ֖נּוּ עֲוֹנָ֥הּ תִּשָּֽׂא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• of the fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• of the sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• of his peace offeringsשֶׁ֫לֶםshelem · peace offeringH8002
• be eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• on the thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• it shall not be acceptedרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• neither shall it be imputedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: countH2803
• unto him that offerethקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• it: it shall be an abominationפִּגּוּלpiggûl piggûl · refuseH6292
• and the soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• of it shall bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: guiltH5375
• his iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771

Cross-references for Leviticus 7:18

• Leviticus 10:19Aaron answered Moses, “Today they sacrificed their offering for sin and their burnt offering in the Lord’s presence, and look what happened to me. If I had eaten the offering for sin today, would the Lord have approved?”
• Leviticus 19:7If you eat any of it on the third day, it is repulsive and will not be accepted.
• Leviticus 22:23You may use a bull or a sheep with a deformity or one that is stunted in growth as a freewill offering. However, it will not be accepted for a vow.
• Jeremiah 14:10This is what the Lord says about these people: They love to wander. They don’t keep their feet where they belong. So the Lord isn’t happy with them. He will remember their crimes and punish their sins.
• Hosea 8:13They offer sacrifices to me and eat the meat of sacrifices, but I, the Lord, do not accept these sacrifices. Now I will remember their wickedness and punish them because of their sins. They will go back to Egypt.
• Amos 5:22Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I won’t accept them. I won’t even look at the fellowship offerings of your choicest animals.
• Malachi 1:10“I wish one of you would shut the doors ⌞to my house⌟ so that you could not light fires on my altar for no reason. I’m not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Armies, “and I won’t accept your offerings.
• Numbers 18:27Your contribution will be considered to be grain from the threshing floor or juice from the winepress.
• Romans 4:11Abraham’s faith was the basis of his approval by God while he was still uncircumcised. The mark of circumcision is the seal of that approval. Therefore, he is the father of every believer who is not circumcised, and their faith, too, is regarded as the basis of their approval by God.
• Leviticus 11:10However, you must consider all swarming creatures living in the seas or the streams that have no fins or scales disgusting.
• Isaiah 1:11The Lord asks, “What do your many animal sacrifices mean to me? I’ve had enough of your burnt offerings of rams and enough fat from your fattened calves. I’m not pleased with the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.
• Isaiah 65:4They sat among the graves and spent their nights in caves. They ate pork and in their pots made broth from unclean foods.
• Isaiah 66:3Whoever kills a bull is like someone who kills a person. Whoever sacrifices a lamb is like someone who breaks a dog’s neck. Whoever offers a grain sacrifice is like someone who ⌞offers⌟ pig’s blood. Whoever burns incense is like someone who worships an idol. People have certainly chosen their own ways, and their souls delight in detestable things.
• Luke 16:15So Jesus said to them, “You try to justify your actions in front of people. But God knows what’s in your hearts. What is important to humans is disgusting to God.
• Leviticus 5:17“If any of you do wrong—even one thing forbidden by any of the Lord’s commands, but you didn’t know it—when you realize your guilt, you must be punished.
• Leviticus 10:17He asked them, “Why didn’t you eat the offering for sin in the holy place? It is very holy and was given to you to take away the sins of the congregation and to make peace with the Lord for them.

Commentaries on Leviticus 7:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18It 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…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. 18The Hebrew word piggul means “contaminated.” It appears only three other times in the Bible (Leviticus 19:7; Isaiah 65:4; Ezekiel 4:14). This term always refers to meat that is not suitable for humans to sacrifice or eat.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 7:18

• Defilement
• Offerings
• Sanitation
• Vows

In the dictionaries

• Peace offerings
• Third Day
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Morrow
• Abomination
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Imputation
• Law in the Old Testament

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