Leviticus 7 · Verse 17

Leviticus 7:17

But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.
Leviticus 7:17, King James Version

Leviticus 7:17 in other translations

BSBBut any meat of the sacrifice remaining until the third day must be burned up.
WEBbut what remains of the meat of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned with fire.
ASVbut that which remaineth of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.
YLTand the remnant of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day with fire is burnt;
DARBYand the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned with fire.
BBEBut if any of the flesh of the offering is still unused on the third day, it is to be burned with fire.
WebsterBut the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.

What does Leviticus 7:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 7:15-17

15-17. 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. In the East, butcher-meat is generally eaten the day it is killed, and it is rarely kept a second day, so…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 7:11-27

As to the peace-offerings, in the expression of their sense of mercy, God left them more at liberty, than in the expression of their sense of sin; that their sacrifices, being free-will offerings, might be the more acceptable, while, by obliging them to bring the sacrifices of atonement, God shows the necessity of the great Propitiation. The main reason why blood was forbidden of old, was because the Lord had…

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Leviticus 7:17 in the original Hebrew

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וְהַנּוֹתָ֖רve.ha.no.Tarand the remainderH3498
מִבְּשַׂ֣רmi.be.Sarof [the] meat ofH1320
הַזָּ֑בַחha.Za.vachthe sacrificeH2077
בַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmon the dayH3117
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.Shi<the> thirdH7992
בָּאֵ֖שׁba.'Eshwith <the> fireH784
יִשָּׂרֵֽף\׃yi.sa.Refit will be burnedH8313

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Cross references for Leviticus 7:17

  • Exodus 12:10

    And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:4

    And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

  • Hosea 6:2

    After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

  • Leviticus 6:22-23

    And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the Lord; it shall be wholly burnt. For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.

  • Genesis 22:4

    Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

  • Exodus 29:14

    But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.

  • Exodus 19:11

    And be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

  • Leviticus 10:16

    And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,

  • Leviticus 19:7

    And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.

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on the third.
19:7; Ge 22:4; Ex 19:11; Ho 6:2; 1Co 15:4
burnt.
6:22,23; 10:16; Ex 12:10; 29:14

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Context

  • Leviticus 7:16

    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:

  • Leviticus 7:17

    But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire.

  • Leviticus 7:18

    And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.

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Leviticus 7:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y lo que quedare para el tercer día de la carne del sacrificio, será quemado en el fuego.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et ce qui restera de la chair du sacrifice sera brûlé au feu le troisième jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und was vom Fleische des Schlachtopfers am dritten Tage übrigbleibt, soll mit Feuer verbrannt werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quidquid autem tertius invenerit dies, ignis absumet.