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Leviticus 7
New American Standard Bible

The Priest’s Part in the Offerings

7 ‘Now this is the law of the (A)guilt offering; it is most holy. 2 In (B)the place where they slaughter the burnt offering they are to slaughter the guilt offering, and the priest shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar. 3 Then he shall offer from it all its fat: the (C)fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, 4 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins; and he shall remove the lobe on the liver (D)with the kidneys. 5 The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as an offering by fire to the Lord; it is a guilt offering. 6 (E)Every male among the priests may eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy. 7 The guilt offering is like the (F)sin offering: there is one law for them. The (G)priest who makes atonement with it [a]shall have it. 8 Also the priest who presents anyone’s burnt offering, [b]that priest shall have for himself the hide of the burnt offering which he has presented. 9 Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in the oven and everything prepared in a [c]pan or on a (H)griddle [d]shall belong to the priest who presents it. 10 Every grain offering, mixed with oil or dry, shall [e]belong to all the sons of Aaron, [f]to all alike.

11 ‘Now this is the law of the (I)sacrifice of peace offerings which shall be presented to the Lord. 12 If he offers it by way of (J)thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer (K)unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers [g]spread with oil, and cakes of well stirred fine flour mixed with oil. 13 With the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving, he shall present his offering with cakes of (L)leavened bread. 14 Of [h]this he shall present one of every offering as a [i]contribution to the Lord; (M)it shall [j]belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings.

15 ‘(N)Now as for the flesh of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving peace offerings, it shall be eaten on the day of his offering; he shall not leave any of it over until morning. 16 But if the sacrifice of his offering is a [k](O)vow or a [l]voluntary offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice, and on the next [m]day what is left of it may be eaten; 17 (P)but what is left over from the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned with fire. 18 So if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings is ever eaten on the third day, he who offers it will not be accepted, and it will not be credited to him. It will be an (Q)unclean thing, and the person who eats it shall bear his punishment.

19 ‘Also the flesh that touches anything unclean shall not be eaten; it shall be burned with fire. [n]As for other flesh, anyone who is clean may eat such flesh. 20 (R)But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to the Lord, [o]when he is unclean, that person (S)shall be cut off from his people. 21 (T)When anyone touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, or an unclean animal, or any unclean [p]detestable thing, and eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to the Lord, that person shall be cut off from his people.’”

22 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You shall not eat (U)any fat from an ox, a sheep, or a goat. 24 Also the fat of an animal which dies and the fat of an animal (V)torn by animals may be put to any other use, but you certainly are not to eat it. 25 For whoever eats the fat of the animal from which [q]an offering by fire is offered to the Lord, the person who eats it shall also be cut off from his people. 26 And (W)you are not to eat any blood, either of bird or animal, in any of your dwellings. 27 Any person who eats any blood, that person shall also be cut off from his people.’”

28 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 29 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘He who offers (X)the sacrifice of his peace offerings to the Lord shall bring his offering to the Lord from the sacrifice of his peace offerings. 30 His own hands are to bring offerings by fire to the Lord. He shall bring the fat with the breast, so that the (Y)breast may be [r]presented as a wave offering before the Lord. 31 And the priest shall offer up the fat in smoke on the altar, but (Z)the breast shall belong to Aaron and to his sons. 32 And you shall give (AA)the right thigh to the priest as a [s]contribution from the sacrifices of your peace offerings. 33 The one among the sons of Aaron who offers the blood of the peace offerings and the fat, the right thigh shall be his as his portion. 34 For I have taken from the sons of Israel (AB)the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the [t]contribution from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons as their allotted portion forever from the sons of Israel.

35 ‘This is the (AC)allotment to Aaron and the allotment to his sons from the offerings by fire to the Lord, on that day when he presented them to serve as priests to the Lord. 36 [u]These the Lord had commanded to be given them from the sons of Israel on the day that He (AD)anointed them. It is their allotted portion forever throughout their generations.’”

37 This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering, and (AE)the ordination offering and the sacrifice of peace offerings, 38 (AF)which the Lord commanded Moses on Mount Sinai on the day that He commanded the sons of Israel to [v]present their offerings to the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai.

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 7:7 Lit it shall be for him
  2. Leviticus 7:8 Lit for the priest, it shall be for him
  3. Leviticus 7:9 Lit lidded cooking pan
  4. Leviticus 7:9 Lit for the priest, it shall be for him
  5. Leviticus 7:10 Lit be
  6. Leviticus 7:10 Lit a man as his brother
  7. Leviticus 7:12 Or anointed
  8. Leviticus 7:14 Lit it
  9. Leviticus 7:14 Or uplifted offering
  10. Leviticus 7:14 Lit be for
  11. Leviticus 7:16 Or vowed offering
  12. Leviticus 7:16 Or freewill offering
  13. Leviticus 7:16 Lit day and what
  14. Leviticus 7:19 Lit And the flesh
  15. Leviticus 7:20 Lit and his uncleanness is on him
  16. Leviticus 7:21 Some mss swarming thing
  17. Leviticus 7:25 Lit he offers an offering by fire
  18. Leviticus 7:30 Lit waved
  19. Leviticus 7:32 Or uplifted offering
  20. Leviticus 7:34 Or uplifted offering
  21. Leviticus 7:36 Lit Which
  22. Leviticus 7:38 Or offer
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Leviticus 7
Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Restitution Offering

7 “Now this is the law of the restitution offering;(A) it is especially holy. 2 The restitution offering must be slaughtered at the place where the burnt offering(B) is slaughtered, and the priest is to sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar. 3 The offerer must present all the fat from it: the fat tail,(C) the fat surrounding the entrails,[a] 4 and the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins; he will also remove the fatty lobe of the liver(D) with the kidneys. 5 The priest will burn them on the altar as a fire offering(E) to the Lord; it is a restitution offering. 6 Any male among the priests may eat it.(F) It is to be eaten in a holy place;(G) it is especially holy.(H)

7 “The restitution offering is like the sin offering;(I) the law is the same for both. It belongs to the priest(J) who makes atonement(K) with it. 8 As for the priest who presents someone’s burnt offering, the hide of the burnt offering he has presented belongs to him; it is the priest’s. 9 Any grain offering(L) that is baked in an oven or prepared in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it; it is his. 10 But any grain offering, whether dry or mixed with oil, belongs equally[b] to all of Aaron’s sons.

The Fellowship Sacrifice

11 “Now this is the law of the fellowship sacrifice(M) that someone may present to the Lord: 12 If he presents it for thanksgiving, in addition to the thanksgiving sacrifice,[c](N) he is to present unleavened cakes(O) mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers(P) coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. 13 He is to present as his offering cakes of leavened bread[d] with his thanksgiving sacrifice of fellowship. 14 From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution(Q) 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;(R) he may not leave any of it until morning.(S)

16 “If the sacrifice he offers is a vow[e](T) or a freewill offering,[f](U) it is to be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, and what is left over may be eaten on the next day. 17 But what remains of the sacrificial meat by the third day must be burned up.(V) 18 If any of the meat of his fellowship sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted.(W) It will not be credited to the one who presents it; it is repulsive.(X) The person who eats any of it will be responsible for his sin.[g]

19 “Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. Everyone who is clean may eat any other meat. 20 But the one who eats meat from the Lord’s fellowship sacrifice while he is unclean,[h] that person must be cut off from his people.(Y) 21 If someone touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable[i](Z) creature, and eats meat from the Lord’s fellowship sacrifice, that person must be cut off from his people.”

Fat and Blood Prohibited

22 The Lord spoke to Moses: 23 “Tell the Israelites: You are not to eat any fat(AA) of an ox, a sheep, or a goat. 24 The fat of an animal that dies naturally or is mauled by wild beasts[j](AB) may be used for any purpose, but you must not eat it.(AC) 25 If anyone eats animal fat from a fire offering presented to the Lord, the person who eats it must be cut off from his people. 26 Wherever you live, you must not eat the blood(AD) of any bird or animal. 27 Whoever eats any blood, that person must be cut off from his people.”

The Portion for the Priests

28 The Lord spoke to Moses: 29 “Tell the Israelites: The one who presents a fellowship sacrifice to the Lord must bring an offering to the Lord from his sacrifice. 30 His own hands will bring the fire offerings to the Lord. He will bring the fat together with the breast. The breast is to be waved as a presentation offering(AE) before the Lord. 31 The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons. 32 You are to give the right thigh(AF) to the priest as a contribution from your fellowship sacrifices. 33 The son of Aaron who presents the blood of the fellowship offering and the fat will have the right thigh as a portion. 34 I have taken from the Israelites the breast of the presentation offering and the thigh of the contribution from their fellowship sacrifices, and have assigned them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion[k](AG) from the Israelites.”

35 This is the portion from the fire offerings to the Lord for Aaron and his sons(AH) since the day they were presented to serve the Lord as priests. 36 The Lord commanded this to be given to them by the Israelites on the day He anointed them.(AI) It is a permanent portion[l] throughout their generations.

37 This is the law for the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the restitution offering, the ordination offering,(AJ) and the fellowship sacrifice, 38 which the Lord commanded Moses on Mount Sinai(AK) on the day He[m] commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai.(AL)

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 7:3 LXX, Sam add and all the fat that is on the entrails; Lv 3:3,9,14; 4:8
  2. Leviticus 7:10 Lit oil, will be a man like his brother
  3. Leviticus 7:12 The thanksgiving sacrifice is the first of three kinds of fellowship sacrifices. It was given to express gratitude to God (Jr 33:11) in circumstances such as answered prayer (Ps 50:14-15) or safe travel (Ps 107:22-25).
  4. Leviticus 7:13 Although yeast was prohibited from being burned on the altar (Lv 2:11), leavened bread could still be an offering (Lv 23:17-20) to be eaten by the priests and their families.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Leviticus 7:18 Or will bear his guilt
  8. Leviticus 7:20 Lit while his uncleanness is upon him
  9. Leviticus 7:21 Some Hb mss, Sam, Syr, Tg read swarming
  10. Leviticus 7:24 Lit fat of a carcass or the fat of a mauled beast
  11. Leviticus 7:34 Or statute
  12. Leviticus 7:36 Or statute
  13. Leviticus 7:38 Or he
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