Leviticus 7 · Verse 23

Leviticus 7:23

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.
Leviticus 7:23, King James Version

Leviticus 7:23 in other translations

BSB“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.
WEB“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘You shall eat no fat, of bull, or sheep, or goat.
ASVSpeak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat.
YLT‘Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Any fat of ox and sheep and goat ye do not eat;
DARBYSpeak unto the children of Israel, saying, No fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat shall ye eat.
BBESay to the children of Israel: You are not to take any fat, of ox or sheep or goat, for food.
WebsterSpeak to the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

What does Leviticus 7:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 7:22-27

22-27. Ye shall eat no manner of fat--(See on Le 3:17).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 Fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat - Any other fat they might eat, but the fat of these was sacred, because they were the only animals which were offered in sacrifice, though many others ranked among the clean animals as well as these. But it is likely that this prohibition is to be understood of these animals when offered in sacrifice, and then only in reference to the inward fat, as mentioned on Lev 7:4. Of the fat in any other circumstances it cannot be intended, as it was one of the especial blessings which God gave to the people. Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with Fat of Lambs, and Rams of the breed of Bashan, and Goats, were the provision that he gave to his followers. See Deu 32:12-14.

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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 7:23 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.

דַּבֵּ֛רda.BerspeakH1696
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
כָּל\־kol-anyH3605
חֵ֜לֶבChe.levfat ofH2459
שׁ֥וֹרShoran oxH7794
וְכֶ֛שֶׂבve.Khe.sevand a young ramH3775
וָעֵ֖זva.'Ezand a goatH5795
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תֹאכֵֽלוּ\׃to.Khe.luyou must eatH398

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Cross references for Leviticus 7:23

  • Leviticus 3:16-17

    And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the Lord’s. It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

  • 1 Samuel 2:29

    Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

  • Deuteronomy 32:38

    Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.

  • 1 Samuel 2:15-17

    Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force. Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.

  • Leviticus 17:6

    And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the Lord.

  • Acts 28:27

    For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

  • Romans 8:13

    For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

  • Leviticus 4:8-10

    And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering.

  • Romans 13:13

    Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
fat.Any other fat they might eat; but the fat of these was sacred, because they were the only animals which were offered in sacrifice, though many others ranked among the clean animals as well as these. This prohibition may, however, be understood of these animals when offered in sacrifice, and then only in reference to the inward fat, described in ver. 4. Of the fat in any other circumstances, it cannot be intended, as it was one of the especial blessings which God gave to his people.--"Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats," were the provision which he graciously bestowed on his followers. (See De 32:12-14.)
3:16,17; 4:8-10; 17:6; De 32:38; 1Sa 2:15-17,29; Ac 28:27; Ro 8:13
Ro 13:13

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Context

  • Leviticus 7:22

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Leviticus 7:23

    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

  • Leviticus 7:24

    And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.

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Leviticus 7:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Habla á los hijos de Israel, diciendo: Ningún sebo de buey, ni de cordero, ni de cabra, comeréis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Parle aux fils d’Israël, en disant: Vous ne mangerez aucune graisse de bœuf ou de mouton ou de chèvre.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Rede zu den Kindern Israel und sprich: Kein Fett vom Rindvieh und von Schaf und Ziege sollt ihr essen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Loquere filiis Israël: Adipem ovis, et bovis, et capræ non comedetis.