Leviticus 7:25
in Leviticus 7If anyone eats the fat of an animal from which an offering made by fire may be presented to the LORD, the one who eats it must be cut off from his people.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.
KJV
For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.
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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
You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox
on Leviticus 7:23-27
Fat and blood are forbidden together under one penalty, to be cut off from his people. The fat of an animal found dead or mauled may be used for any other purpose, so the rule guards what belongs on the altar.
This site's exposition
eats the fat of an animal from which an offering made by fire
The verse defines the forbidden fat by its animal, one from which an offering made by fire may be presented to the LORD. That definition matches the ox, sheep and goat named in verse 23.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֚י | ki | if | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | any | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֹכֵ֣ל | ʾokhel | [one who] eats | H398 → | 810 times |
| חֵ֔לֶב | chelev | fat | H2459 → | 92 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַ֨בְּהֵמָ֔ה | habehemah | the animal | H929 → | 190 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יַקְרִ֥יב | yakriv | he will present | H7126 → | 280 times |
| מִמֶּ֛נָּה | mimenah | from it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| אִשֶּׁ֖ה | ʾisheh | a fire offering | H801 → | 65 times |
| לַיהוָ֑ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה | venikhretah | and it will be cut off | H3772 → | 288 times |
| הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ | hanefesh | the person | H5315 → | 754 times |
| הָאֹכֶ֖לֶת | haokhelet | who eats | H398 → | 810 times |
| מֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃ | meameiha | from kinspeople<s> its | H5971 → | 1873 times |
כִּ֚יif
kiH3588 →4482 times
כָּל־any
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֹכֵ֣ל[one who] eats
ʾokhelH398 →810 times
חֵ֔לֶבfat
chelevH2459 →92 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַ֨בְּהֵמָ֔הthe animal
habehemahH929 →190 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יַקְרִ֥יבhe will present
yakrivH7126 →280 times
מִמֶּ֛נָּהfrom it
mimenahH4480 →1188 times
אִשֶּׁ֖הa fire offering
ʾishehH801 →65 times
לַיהוָ֑הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְנִכְרְתָ֛הand it will be cut off
venikhretahH3772 →288 times
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁthe person
hanefeshH5315 →754 times
הָאֹכֶ֖לֶתwho eats
haokheletH398 →810 times
מֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃from kinspeople<s> its
meameihaH5971 →1873 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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.