Leviticus 7 · Verse 19

Leviticus 7:19

And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.
Leviticus 7:19, King James Version

Leviticus 7:19 in other translations

BSBMeat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. As for any other meat, anyone who is ceremonially clean may eat it.
WEB“‘The meat that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten. It shall be burned with fire. As for the meat, everyone who is clean may eat it;
ASVAnd the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire. And as for the flesh, every one that is clean shall eat thereof:
YLT‘And the flesh which cometh against any unclean thing is not eaten; with fire it is burnt; as to the flesh, every clean one doth eat of the flesh;
DARBYAnd the flesh that toucheth anything unclean shall not be eaten; it shall be burned with fire. And as to the flesh, all that are clean may eat the flesh.
BBEAnd flesh touched by any unclean thing may not be taken for food: it is to be burned with fire; and as for the flesh of the peace-offerings, everyone who is clean may take it as food:
WebsterAnd the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that shall be clean shall eat of it.

What does Leviticus 7:19 mean?

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 7:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהַבָּשָׂ֞רve.ha.ba.Sarand the meatH1320
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יִגַּ֤עyi.Ga'it will touchH5060
בְּכָל\־be.khol<in> anyH3605
טָמֵא֙ta.Me'unclean [thing]H2931
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.Khelit will be eatenH398
בָּאֵ֖שׁba.'Eshwith <the> fireH784
יִשָּׂרֵ֑ףyi.sa.Refit will be burnedH8313
וְהַ֨בָּשָׂ֔רve.Ha.ba.Sarand the meatH1320
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
טָה֖וֹרta.Horpure [person]H2889
יֹאכַ֥לyo.Khalhe will eatH398
בָּשָֽׂר\׃ba.SarmeatH1320

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 7:19

  • Romans 14:20

    For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

  • Leviticus 11:24-39

    And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. …

  • Romans 14:14

    I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

  • Titus 1:15

    Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:17

    Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

  • Numbers 19:11-16

    He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean. Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him. This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. …

  • Luke 11:41

    But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

  • Acts 10:28

    And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

  • Acts 10:15-16

    And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

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11:24-39; Nu 19:11-16; Lu 11:41; Ac 10:15,16,28; Ro 14:14,20
2Co 6:17; Tit 1:15

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Context

  • 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.

  • Leviticus 7:19

    And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.

  • Leviticus 7:20

    But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

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Leviticus 7:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y la carne que tocare á alguna cosa inmunda, no se comerá; al fuego será quemada; mas cualquiera limpio comerá de aquesta carne.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la chair qui aura touché quelque chose d’impur ne sera point mangée: elle sera brûlée au feu. Quant à la chair, quiconque est pur mangera la chair.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Fleisch, das irgend etwas Unreines berührt, soll nicht gegessen werden, mit Feuer soll es verbrannt werden. Und was das Fleisch betrifft, jeder Reine darf das Fleisch essen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Caro, quæ aliquid tetigerit immundum, non comedetur, sed comburetur igni: qui fuerit mundus, vescetur ex ea.