Leviticus 7
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Restitution Offering
7 This is the law for the restitution offering.
It is most holy. 2 The restitution offering shall be slaughtered in the same place where the whole burnt offering is slaughtered. The priest shall splash its blood against all sides of the altar. 3 All the fat from it is to be presented: the fat tail, the fat that covers the inner organs, 4 the two kidneys with the fat that is around them on the muscles and sinews, and the protruding lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys. 5 Then the priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar as an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a restitution offering. 6 Any male among the priests may eat it. It is to be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.
7 The restitution offering is like the sin offering. The same law applies to both: It shall belong to the priest who makes atonement with it. 8 Also the priest who presents anyone’s burnt offering shall keep the hide of the burnt offering that he has presented. 9 Any grain offering that is baked in an oven and any offering that is prepared in a pan or on a griddle shall belong to the priest who offers it. 10 Any grain offering that has been mixed with oil or is dry shall belong to all the sons of Aaron alike.
The Fellowship Offering
11 And this is the law for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering that is presented to the Lord.
12 If anyone presents it for thanksgiving, then, in addition to what he is offering as the thank offering, he shall present round unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and ring-shaped loaves made of well-soaked fine flour, mixed with oil.[a] 13 In addition to the sacrifice of his fellowship offering that was presented as a thank offering, he shall present round loaves of leavened bread with his offering. 14 From this he shall present one of each kind as an offering elevated to the Lord. It shall belong to the priest who splashes the blood of the fellowship offering. 15 The meat from the sacrifice of his fellowship offering for thanksgiving is to be eaten on the day that it is presented. None of it is to be left until morning.
16 But if the sacrifice that he offers is an offering to fulfill a vow or a voluntary[b] offering, it may be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice. Whatever is left of it may also be eaten the next day, 17 but whatever meat is left on the third day is to be burned with fire. 18 Indeed, if any of the meat from the sacrifice of his fellowship offering is eaten on the third day, the one who presented it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to him. It will be regarded as rotten meat. Any person who eats any of it shall bear his guilt.
19 Meat that touches anything that is ceremonially unclean must not be eaten. It must be burned with fire. As for the other meat from the fellowship offering, anyone who is clean may eat such meat. 20 But the person who eats the meat from the sacrifice of his fellowship offering to the Lord while in a state of uncleanness will be cut off from his people. 21 If a person touches any unclean thing, whether it is human uncleanness, or an unclean animal, or any detestable creature, and then eats some of the meat from the sacrifice of a fellowship offering which belongs to the Lord, that person will be cut off from his people.
Prohibited Food: Fat and Blood
22 The Lord spoke to Moses and told him 23 to tell the Israelites these things:
You shall not eat any fat from any cattle, sheep, or goats. 24 The fat of an animal that has died naturally or has been mauled by wild animals may be put to any other use, but you must never eat it. 25 Indeed, if anyone eats the fat from any kind of animal which someone may present as an offering made by fire to the Lord, the person who eats it will be cut off from his people.
26 You must not eat any blood from birds or animals in any of the places where you settle. 27 Any person who eats any blood will be cut off from his people.
The Priest’s Portion of the Fellowship Offering
28 The Lord spoke to Moses 29 and told him to tell the Israelites these things:
Anyone who presents his sacrifice as a fellowship offering to the Lord shall bring some of his fellowship sacrifice as an offering to the Lord. 30 His own hands must bring the gifts made by fire to the Lord. He shall bring the fat on the breast in order to offer the breast as a wave offering to the Lord. 31 The priest shall turn the fat into smoke on the altar, but the breast shall belong to Aaron and his sons. 32 You shall give the right thigh to the priest as an elevated offering from your fellowship sacrifices. 33 The right thigh shall be the portion that belongs to the son of Aaron who offers the blood and the fat of the fellowship offering. 34 For from the Israelites I have taken the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the elevated offering[c] from their fellowship sacrifices, and I have assigned them to Aaron the priest and to his sons from the Israelites as a perpetual regulation.
35 This is the assigned share for Aaron and the assigned share for his sons from the offerings made to the Lord by fire[d] from the day when he presents them to serve the Lord as priests. 36 It is the share which the Lord commands the Israelites to give them from the day when he anoints them. It is a permanent regulation throughout their generations.
The Conclusion of the Offering Regulations
37 These are the laws for the whole burnt offerings, the grain offerings, the sin offerings, the restitution offerings, the ordination offerings, and the sacrifice of the fellowship offerings, 38 which the Lord commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, when he commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the Lord, in the Wilderness of Sinai.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 7:12 The meaning of some of the terms for baked goods is uncertain.
- Leviticus 7:16 Or freewill
- Leviticus 7:34 Waving and elevating refer to the gestures with which the offerings were presented.
- Leviticus 7:35 Or food offerings
Leviticus 7
Lexham English Bible
Additional Laws for Guilt Offerings
7 “‘And this is the regulation of the guilt offering; it is a most holy thing.[a] 2 In the place where they slaughter the burnt offering,[b] they must slaughter the guilt offering,[c] and he[d] must sprinkle its blood upon the altar all around. 3 And he must present all of its fat:[e] the fat tail and the fat that covers the inner parts,[f] 4 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys. 5 And the priest shall turn it into smoke it on the altar as a food offering made by fire for Yahweh; it is a guilt offering. 6 Every male among the priests may eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place; it is a most holy thing.[g] 7 The instruction is the same for the guilt offering as for the sin offering;[h] it belongs to[i] the priest, who makes atonement with it.
Portions for the Priests
8 “‘And[j] the priest who presents a person’s[k] burnt offering, to that[l] priest belongs[m] the skin of the burnt offering that he presented. 9 And every grain offering that is baked in the oven and all that is prepared in a[n] cooking pan or[o] on a flat baking pan belongs to[p] the priest who presented it. 10 And every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, shall be for all of Aaron’s sons equally.[q]
Additional Laws for Fellowship Offerings
11 “‘And this is the regulation of the fellowship offerings that he must present to Yahweh: 12 If he presents it for thanksgiving, in addition to the thanksgiving sacrifice he shall present ring-shaped unleavened bread mixed with oil and unleavened bread wafers smeared with oil and well-mixed ring-shaped bread cakes of finely milled flour mixed with oil. 13 In addition to ring-shaped cakes of bread with yeast, he must present his grain[r] offering together with[s] his sacrifice of thanksgiving peace offerings. 14 And he shall present one of each kind of grain[t] offering as a contribution for Yahweh; it belongs to[u] the priest who sprinkles the fellowship offerings’ blood. 15 And the meat of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving fellowship offerings must be eaten on the day of his offering; he must not leave it until morning.
16 “‘But[v] if his sacrifice is for a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be eaten on the day of his presenting his sacrifice, and on the next day the remainder[w] from it may be eaten, 17 but[x] the remainder from the sacrifice’s meat must be burned up in the fire on the third day. 18 And if indeed some of the meat of his fellowship offerings’ sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted; it will not be considered of benefit for the one who presented it—it shall be unclean meat, and the person[y] who eats it shall bear his guilt. 19 And the meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned with fire, and as for the clean[z] meat, anyone who is clean may eat the meat. 20 And the person[aa] who eats meat from the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, which is for Yahweh, and whose uncleanness is upon him—that person[ab] shall be cut off from his people. 21 And when a person[ac] touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness or an unclean animal or any unclean detestable thing, and he eats from the meat of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, which is for Yahweh, then[ad] that person[ae] shall be cut off from his people.’”
Instructions for the People
22 Then[af] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to the Israelites,[ag] saying, ‘You[ah] must not eat any fat of ox, or[ai] sheep, or[aj] goat; 24 and a dead body’s fat or[ak] mangled carcass’s fat may be used for any purpose,[al] but[am] you[an] certainly must not eat it. 25 When anyone eats fat from the domestic animal from which he presented an offering made by fire for Yahweh, then[ao] that person[ap] who ate shall be cut off from his people. 26 And in any of your[aq] dwellings, you must not eat any blood belonging to[ar] birds[as] or[at] domestic animals.[au] 27 Any person[av] who eats any blood, that person[aw] shall be cut off from his people.’”
Portions of Fellowship Offerings for Priests
28 Then[ax] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 29 “Speak to the Israelites,[ay] saying, ‘The one who presents his fellowship offerings’ sacrifice for Yahweh shall bring his offering to Yahweh from his fellowship offerings’ sacrifice. 30 His own hands must bring Yahweh’s offerings made by fire. He must bring the fat in addition to the breast section to wave the breast section as a wave offering before Yahweh, 31 and the priest shall turn the fat into smoke on the altar, and the breast section shall be for Aaron and his[az] sons. 32 And the right upper thigh you[ba] must give as a contribution for the priest from your[bb] fellowship offerings’ sacrifice. 33 As for the one from Aaron’s sons who presents the blood of the fellowship offerings and the fat, the right upper thigh shall belong to him[bc] as his share, 34 because I have taken the wave offering’s breast section and the contribution offering’s upper thigh from the Israelites[bd] out of their fellowship offerings’ sacrifices, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his[be] sons from the Israelites[bf] as a lasting rule.’”
35 This is Aaron’s allotted portion and his sons’ allotted portion from Yahweh’s offerings made by fire when[bg] he brought them forward to serve as priests for Yahweh. 36 This is what Yahweh commanded to give them from the Israelites[bh] on the day of his anointing them; it is a lasting statute for their generations.
Concluding Summary Concerning the Offerings
37 This is the regulation for the burnt offering, for the grain offering and for the sin offering and for the guilt offering and for the consecration offering and for the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, 38 which Yahweh commanded Moses on Mount Sinai[bi] on the day of his commanding the Israelites[bj] to present their offerings to Yahweh in the desert of Sinai.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 7:1 Literally “a holiness of holinesses”
- Leviticus 7:2 Or, taking the verb as an indefinite (thus passive) imperfect 3mp, “the sin offering is slaughtered”
- Leviticus 7:2 Or, taking the verb as an indefinite (thus passive) imperfect 3mp, “the guilt offering must be slaughtered”
- Leviticus 7:2 That is, the priest; understood by context and 3ms verb
- Leviticus 7:3 Hebrew “all of its fat from it”
- Leviticus 7:3 Or “entrails”
- Leviticus 7:6 Literally “a holiness of holinesses”
- Leviticus 7:7 Literally “as the sin offering as the guilt offering one for them”
- Leviticus 7:7 Literally “for him it shall be” or “it will become his”
- Leviticus 7:8 Or “As for”
- Leviticus 7:8 Literally “of a man”
- Leviticus 7:8 Hebrew “the”
- Leviticus 7:8 Literally “to/for him it shall be”
- Leviticus 7:9 Hebrew “the”
- Leviticus 7:9 Or “and”
- Leviticus 7:9 Literally “for him it shall be” or “it will become his”
- Leviticus 7:10 Literally “each as his brother”
- Leviticus 7:13 Implied by v. 12
- Leviticus 7:13 Or “in addition to”
- Leviticus 7:14 Implied by v. 12
- Leviticus 7:14 Literally “for him it shall be” or “it will become his”
- Leviticus 7:16 Or “And”
- Leviticus 7:16 Or “and the remainder”
- Leviticus 7:17 Or “and”
- Leviticus 7:18 Or “soul”
- Leviticus 7:19 Understood by context
- Leviticus 7:20 Or “the soul”
- Leviticus 7:20 Or “the soul”
- Leviticus 7:21 Or “a soul”
- Leviticus 7:21 Or “and”
- Leviticus 7:21 Or “the soul”
- Leviticus 7:22 Or “And”
- Leviticus 7:23 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 7:23 Plural
- Leviticus 7:23 Or “and”
- Leviticus 7:23 Or “and”
- Leviticus 7:24 Or “and”
- Leviticus 7:24 Literally “work”
- Leviticus 7:24 Or “and”
- Leviticus 7:24 Plural
- Leviticus 7:25 Or “and”
- Leviticus 7:25 Or “the soul”
- Leviticus 7:26 Plural
- Leviticus 7:26 Literally “to/of”
- Leviticus 7:26 Hebrew “the bird”; generic article with a collective noun
- Leviticus 7:26 Or “and”
- Leviticus 7:26 Hebrew “the domestic animal”; generic article with a collective noun
- Leviticus 7:27 Or “any soul” or “all soul(s)”
- Leviticus 7:27 Or “and that soul”
- Leviticus 7:28 Or “And”
- Leviticus 7:29 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 7:31 Hebrew “for his”
- Leviticus 7:32 Plural
- Leviticus 7:32 Plural
- Leviticus 7:33 Literally “for him it shall be”
- Leviticus 7:34 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 7:34 Hebrew “to his”
- Leviticus 7:34 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 7:35 Literally “in a day”
- Leviticus 7:36 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 7:38 Literally “the mountain of Sinai”
- Leviticus 7:38 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
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