14 From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution(A) to the Lord. It will belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the fellowship offering; it is his. 15 The meat of his thanksgiving sacrifice of fellowship must be eaten on the day he offers it;(B) he may not leave any of it until morning.(C)

16 “If the sacrifice he offers is a vow[a](D) or a freewill offering,[b](E) it is to be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, and what is left over may be eaten on the next day.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 7:16 The vow offering, the second category of fellowship sacrifice, was brought as an expression of gratitude to fulfill a vow; Gn 28:20; 2Sm 15:7-8; Pr 7:14.
  2. Leviticus 7:16 The freewill offering, the third category of fellowship sacrifice, was a voluntary expression of gratitude toward God for any reason; Dt 16:10; Ps 54:6.

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