Leviticus 7:16
in Leviticus 7If, however, the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, but the remainder may be eaten on the next day.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But if the sacrifice of his oblation be a vow, or a freewill-offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offereth his sacrifice; and on the morrow that which remaineth of it shall be eaten:
KJV
But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:
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This verse in Leviticus 7
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The vow-offering appears to have been a peace-offering vowed upon a certain condition; the voluntary-offering, one offered as the simple tribute of a devout heart rejoicing in peace with God and man offered on no external occasion (compare Lev 22:17-25).
This site's exposition
be a vow, or a voluntary offering
on Leviticus 7:16-22
A vow or a voluntary peace offering may be eaten on a second day and a thanksgiving offering may not, and the text draws that line without saying why. On the third day the remainder is burnt, and eating it makes the sacrifice an abomination that shall not be accepted nor imputed to the man who brought it, so an offering already made can be spoiled by what is done with the meat afterwards. A man who eats the flesh while his uncleanness is upon him is cut off from his people, and the chapter says it twice in two verses.
The record, by era
The Reformation1 voice
But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
A vow - Offered in performance of a vow, the man having desired some special favour from God, and vowed the sacrifice to God if he would grant it. On the morrow also - Which was not allowed for the thank-offering.
But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow,....
This accompanied a man's prayers, as the former did his praises. We do not find that men were bound by the law, unless they had bound themselves by vow, to offer these peace-offerings upon such occasions, as they were to bring their sacrifices of atonement in case of sin committed.
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.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאִם־ | veim- | and if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| נֶ֣דֶר׀ | neder | [is] a vow | H5088 → | 60 times |
| א֣וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| נְדָבָ֗ה | nedavah | a freewill offering | H5071 → | 26 times |
| זֶ֚בַח | zevach | [the] sacrifice of | H2077 → | 162 times |
| קָרְבָּנ֔וֹ | karebano | present his | H7133 → | 82 times |
| בְּי֛וֹם | beyom | on [the] day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַקְרִיב֥וֹ | hakrivo | presents he | H7126 → | 280 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זִבְח֖וֹ | zivcho | sacrifice his | H2077 → | 162 times |
| יֵאָכֵ֑ל | yeakhel | it will be eaten | H398 → | 810 times |
| וּמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת | umimochorat | and from [the] next day | H4283 → | 32 times |
| וְהַנּוֹתָ֥ר | vehanotar | and the remainder | H3498 → | 106 times |
| מִמֶּ֖נּוּ | mimenu | of it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| יֵאָכֵֽל׃ | yeakhel | it will be eaten | H398 → | 810 times |
וְאִם־and if
veim-H518 →1069 times
נֶ֣דֶר׀[is] a vow
nederH5088 →60 times
א֣וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
נְדָבָ֗הa freewill offering
nedavahH5071 →26 times
זֶ֚בַח[the] sacrifice of
zevachH2077 →162 times
קָרְבָּנ֔וֹpresent his
karebanoH7133 →82 times
בְּי֛וֹםon [the] day
beyomH3117 →2304 times
הַקְרִיב֥וֹpresents he
hakrivoH7126 →280 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
זִבְח֖וֹsacrifice his
zivchoH2077 →162 times
יֵאָכֵ֑לit will be eaten
yeakhelH398 →810 times
וּמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תand from [the] next day
umimochoratH4283 →32 times
וְהַנּוֹתָ֥רand the remainder
vehanotarH3498 →106 times
מִמֶּ֖נּוּof it
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
יֵאָכֵֽל׃it will be eaten
yeakhelH398 →810 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Nahum 1:15Look to the mountains—the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be…
it leads to
- Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
- Romans 10:15
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
- Isaiah 40:9–10
Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of…
- Acts 10:36
He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
- Isaiah 29:7–8
All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel—even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her—will be like a dream, like a vision in the night,
- Isaiah 52:7
Through
Psalms 116:14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
it leads to
- Psalms 22:25
My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
- Jonah 2:9
But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
- Psalms 116:18
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,
- Psalms 22:25
About Leviticus
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.