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.
Leviticus 7:20 in other translations
| BSB | But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people. |
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| WEB | but the soul who eats of the meat of the sacrifice of peace offerings that belongs to the LORD, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from his people. |
| ASV | but the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, that pertain unto Jehovah, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people. |
| YLT | and the person who eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace-offerings which are Jehovah's, and his uncleanness upon him, even that person hath been cut off from his people. |
| DARBY | But the soul that eateth the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offering which is for Jehovah, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his peoples. |
| BBE | But he who is unclean when he takes as food the flesh of the peace-offerings, which are the Lord's, will be cut off from his people. |
| Webster | But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings that pertain to the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. |
What does Leviticus 7:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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…
Leviticus 7:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 7:20
- Leviticus 15:2-33
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. …
- 1 Corinthians 11:28
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
- Leviticus 22:3-7
Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord. What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath; The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. …
- Genesis 17:14
And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
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Context
- 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.
- Leviticus 7:21
Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the Lord, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
Leviticus 7:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y la persona que comiere la carne del sacrificio de paces, el cual es de Jehová, estando inmunda, aquella persona será cortada de sus pueblos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’âme qui, ayant sur soi son impureté, mangera de la chair du sacrifice de prospérités qui appartient à l’ Éternel, cette âme-là sera retranchée de ses peuples. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | aber die Seele, welche Fleisch von dem Friedensopfer isset, das Jehova gehört, und ihre Unreinigkeit ist an ihr, selbige Seele soll ausgerottet werden aus ihren Völkern. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Anima polluta quæ ederit de carnibus hostiæ pacificorum, quæ oblata est Domino, peribit de populis suis. |