Leviticus 7:17
in Leviticus 7But any meat of the sacrifice remaining until the third day must be burned up.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
but that which remaineth of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.
KJV
But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.
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This verse in Leviticus 7
Commentary
4 notes on this verseBut the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day,.... What remained of it uneaten on the second day, and was kept till the third: shall be burnt with fire; that it might neither corrupt, nor be put to superstitious uses, nor be of any profit in any respect; that so niggardliness and distrust of the care of Providence might be discouraged: perhaps some respect may be had in the type to the resurrection of Christ on the third day, having seen no corruption.
This site's exposition
a vow or a freewill offering
on Leviticus 7:16-22
A vow or a freewill offering may be eaten on a second day and a thanksgiving offering may not. Meat eaten on the third day will not be accepted, so an offering already made can be spoiled afterward.
This site's exposition
remaining until the third day must be burned up
John Gill gives several reasons for burning what is left. The meat would not spoil, could not be put to superstitious uses and could bring no profit. He adds that the law discouraged stinginess and distrust of Providence.
The record, by era
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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The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַנּוֹתָ֖ר | vehanotar | and the remainder | H3498 → | 106 times |
| מִבְּשַׂ֣ר | mibesar | of [the] meat of | H1320 → | 270 times |
| הַזָּ֑בַח | hazavach | the sacrifice | H2077 → | 162 times |
| בַּיּוֹם֙ | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י | hashelishi | <the> third | H7992 → | 107 times |
| בָּאֵ֖שׁ | baesh | with <the> fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| יִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ | yisaref | it will be burned | H8313 → | 117 times |
וְהַנּוֹתָ֖רand the remainder
vehanotarH3498 →106 times
מִבְּשַׂ֣רof [the] meat of
mibesarH1320 →270 times
הַזָּ֑בַחthe sacrifice
hazavachH2077 →162 times
בַּיּוֹם֙on the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י<the> third
hashelishiH7992 →107 times
בָּאֵ֖שׁwith <the> fire
baeshH784 →378 times
יִשָּׂרֵֽף׃it will be burned
yisarefH8313 →117 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
1 Corinthians 15:4that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
it leads to
- Hosea 6:2
After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 12:40
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
- Psalms 16:10–11
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
- Acts 26:22–23
But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
- Acts 13:29–37
When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
- Hosea 6:2
Through
Hosea 6:2After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:4
that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 20:5
“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I…
- Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her…
- 1 Corinthians 15:4
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.