Leviticus 7:24
in Leviticus 7The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the fat of that which dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of beasts, may be used for any other service; but ye shall in no wise eat of it.
KJV
And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.
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This verse in Leviticus 7
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe Jews say, "If a man eat so much as an olive of forbidden fat--if he do it presumptuously, he is in danger of being cut off by the hand of God--if ignorantly, he is to bring a sin-offering, and so to pay dearly for his carelessness." To eat of the flesh of that which died of itself, or was torn of beasts, was unlawful; but to eat of the fat of such was doubly unlawful,
This site's exposition
Ye shall eat no manner of fat
on Leviticus 7:23-27
Fat and blood are forbidden together and both carry the same penalty of being cut off from the people. The fat of a beast that died of itself or was torn may be put to any other use, and only the eating of it is barred, so the rule guards what belongs on the altar rather than the carcase. Leviticus 17:11 gives the one reason the book ever gives for the blood, that the life of the flesh is in it, and Acts 15:20 and 15:29 carry the same prohibition into the first council of the church.
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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And if this seems a superfluous prohibition, since the lean as well as the fat of such beasts were forbidden, chap. xxii, 8, it must be noted, that prohibition reached only to the priests, ver. 4.
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The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְחֵ֤לֶב | vechelev | and [the] fat of | H2459 → | 92 times |
| נְבֵלָה֙ | nevelah | a carcass | H5038 → | 48 times |
| וְחֵ֣לֶב | vechelev | and [the] fat | H2459 → | 92 times |
| טְרֵפָ֔ה | terefah | a torn animal | H2966 → | 9 times |
| יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה | yeaseh | it will be used | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | for any | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מְלָאכָ֑ה | melakhah | work | H4399 → | 167 times |
| וְאָכֹ֖ל | veakhol | and certainly <eat> | H398 → | 810 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃ | tokheluhu | you must eat it | H398 → | 810 times |
וְחֵ֤לֶבand [the] fat of
vechelevH2459 →92 times
נְבֵלָה֙a carcass
nevelahH5038 →48 times
וְחֵ֣לֶבand [the] fat
vechelevH2459 →92 times
טְרֵפָ֔הa torn animal
terefahH2966 →9 times
יֵעָשֶׂ֖הit will be used
yeasehH6213 →2628 times
לְכָל־for any
lekholH3605 →5413 times
מְלָאכָ֑הwork
melakhahH4399 →167 times
וְאָכֹ֖לand certainly <eat>
veakholH398 →810 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃you must eat it
tokheluhuH398 →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
Leviticus 17:15And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 14:21
You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are…
Reached by 4 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 22:8
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 22:31
You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 14:21
Through
Leviticus 22:8He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
it leads to
- Leviticus 17:15
And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 17:15
Through
Ezekiel 4:14“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my…
it leads to
- Acts 10:14
“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
- Ezekiel 9:8
While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”
- Acts 10:14
Through
Exodus 22:31You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 4:14
“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my…
- Leviticus 19:2
“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
- Ezekiel 4:14
About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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.