Leviticus 7:15
in Leviticus 7The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his oblation; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
KJV
And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
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This verse in Leviticus 7
Commentary
5 notes on this verseHe shall not leave any of it until the morning - Because in such a hot country it was apt to putrefy, and as it was considered to be holy, it would have been very improper to expose that to putrefaction which had been consecrated to the Divine Being. Mr. Harmer supposes that the law here refers rather to the custom of drying flesh which had been devoted to religious purposes, which is practiced among the Mohammedans to the present time.
This site's exposition
the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings
on Leviticus 7:11-15
The peace offering stood third in the worshipper's list at chapter 3 and stands last in the priest's list here, so the section that opened with the burnt offering closes with the one sacrifice the offerer eats from. A thanksgiving peace offering carries bread with it, and verse 13 requires leavened bread alongside the unleavened cakes, when leaven is the thing put out of every house at passover. The flesh of a thanksgiving offering is eaten the same day and none of it is left until the morning.
The record, by era
The Reformation1 voice
And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings . . . shall be eaten the same day that it is offered--The flesh of the sacrifices was eaten on the day of the offering or on the day following. But if any part of it remained till the third day, it was, instead of being made use of, to be burned with fire.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
AND OF IT HE SHALL PRESENT ONE OUT OF EACH OFFERING — one whole cake [for a heave-offering unto the Eternal ]. Thus he takes as a heave-offering four cakes [and gives them to the priest]. But I wonder!
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְשַׂ֗ר | uvesar | and [the] meat of | H1320 → | 270 times |
| זֶ֚בַח | zevach | [the] sacrifice of | H2077 → | 162 times |
| תּוֹדַ֣ת | todat | [the] thanksgiving of | H8426 → | 31 times |
| שְׁלָמָ֔יו | shelamav | peace offering<s> his | H8002 → | 87 times |
| בְּי֥וֹם | beyom | on [the] day of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ | karebano | present his | H7133 → | 82 times |
| יֵאָכֵ֑ל | yeakhel | it will be eaten | H398 → | 810 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יַנִּ֥יחַ | yaniach | he will leave | H5117 → | 142 times |
| מִמֶּ֖נּוּ | mimenu | any of it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| בֹּֽקֶר׃ | boker | morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
וּבְשַׂ֗רand [the] meat of
uvesarH1320 →270 times
זֶ֚בַח[the] sacrifice of
zevachH2077 →162 times
תּוֹדַ֣ת[the] thanksgiving of
todatH8426 →31 times
שְׁלָמָ֔יוpeace offering<s> his
shelamavH8002 →87 times
בְּי֥וֹםon [the] day of
beyomH3117 →2304 times
קָרְבָּנ֖וֹpresent his
karebanoH7133 →82 times
יֵאָכֵ֑לit will be eaten
yeakhelH398 →810 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יַנִּ֥יחַhe will leave
yaniachH5117 →142 times
מִמֶּ֖נּוּany of it
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
בֹּֽקֶר׃morning
bokerH1242 →214 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.