God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 7:21
21Those who touch anything unclean, human or animal, or any other disgusting uncleanness and still eat the Lord’s fellowship offering must be excluded from the people.”
Leviticus 7:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the Lord, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
- New International Version (NIV)Anyone who touches something unclean—whether human uncleanness or an unclean animal or any unclean creature that moves along the ground—and then eats any of the meat of the fellowship offering belonging to the Lord must be cut off from their people.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And if anyone touches an unclean thing, whether human uncleanness or an unclean beast or any unclean detestable creature, and then eats some flesh from the sacrifice of the Lord's peace offerings, that person shall be cut off from his people."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover the person who touches any unclean thing, such as human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, that person shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
Context of Leviticus 7:21
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. Those who touch anything unclean, human or animal, or any other disgusting uncleanness and still eat the Lord’s fellowship offering must be excluded from the people.” 22The Lord spoke to Moses, 23“Tell the Israelites: Never eat any fat from bulls, sheep, or goats.
Read all of Leviticus 7Leviticus 7:21 word by word
וְנֶ֜פֶשׁ כִּֽי־תִגַּ֣ע בְּכָל־טָמֵ֗א בְּטֻמְאַ֤ת אָדָם֙ א֣וֹ׀ בִּבְהֵמָ֣ה טְמֵאָ֗ה א֚וֹ בְּכָל־שֶׁ֣קֶץ טָמֵ֔א וְאָכַ֛ל מִבְּשַׂר־זֶ֥בַח הַשְּׁלָמִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַיהוָ֑ה וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Moreover the soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
- that shall touchנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
- any uncleanטֻמְאָהţûm'âh · uncleannessH2932
- of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
- beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
- or any abominableשֶׁ֫קֶץsheqets · detestationH8263
- and eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- of the fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- of the sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
- of peace offeringsשֶׁ֫לֶםshelem · peace offeringH8002
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- shall be cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
- from his peopleעַם‛am · kinsmanH5971
Cross-references for Leviticus 7:21
- Leviticus 5:2“If you touch anything unclean —the unclean dead body of a wild or tame animal or the body of an unclean, swarming creature—and then ignore what you did, you are unclean and will be guilty.
- Leviticus 5:12Bring it to the priest. The priest will take a handful of it. He will burn it as a reminder on top of the offering by fire to the Lord on the altar. It is an offering for sin.
- Leviticus 15:1The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,
- Leviticus 22:4“No descendant of Aaron who has a skin disease or a discharge may eat any of the holy offerings until he is clean. Any person who has an emission of semen or touches a dead body,
- Numbers 19:11“Whoever touches the dead body of any human being will be unclean for seven days.
- Leviticus 11:24“Regarding the creatures mentioned above, this is how you would become unclean: Whoever touches their dead bodies will be unclean until evening.
- Deuteronomy 14:7But some animals chew their cud, while others have completely divided hoofs. You may not eat these ⌞kinds of⌟ animals. They include camels, rabbits, and rock badgers. (Although they chew their cud, they don’t have divided hoofs. They are unclean for you.)
- Leviticus 11:10However, you must consider all swarming creatures living in the seas or the streams that have no fins or scales disgusting.
- Deuteronomy 14:3Never eat anything that is disgusting to the Lord.
- Ezekiel 4:14I answered, “Almighty Lord, I have never dishonored myself. From the time I was young until now, I have never eaten an animal that died by itself or was killed by other wild animals. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”
- Leviticus 7:20Those who eat meat from the Lord’s fellowship offering while unclean must be excluded from the people.
- Leviticus 17:10“If Israelites or foreigners eat any blood, I will condemn them and exclude them from the people,
- Leviticus 18:29Whoever does any of these disgusting things must be excluded from the people.
- Genesis 17:14Any uncircumcised male must be excluded from his people because he has rejected my promise.”
- Exodus 12:15For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the very first day you must remove any yeast that you have in your houses. Whoever eats anything with yeast in it from the first day through the seventh day must be excluded from Israel.
- Exodus 30:33Whoever prepares a perfume like this or puts it on anyone who is not a priest must be excluded from the people.’ ”
Commentaries on Leviticus 7:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The uncleanness of man - Any ulcer, sore, or leprosy; or any sort of cutaneous disorder, either loathsome or infectious.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Unclean beast - that is, carrion of any kind. See Exodus 31:14 note.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. 20-21cut off: This expression can mean three serious things: God judged the person, and they died early from natural causes (Leviticus 17:10–14). The community executed the person (see Exodus 31:14). The person lost membership in Israel. This was either by expulsion (like excommunication) or being shunned and treated as ceremonially unclean (Leviticus 18:24–30; see 23:29–30, where "cut off" seems different from "destroy").Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. abominable unclean thing--Some copies of the Bible read, "any reptile."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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