Leviticus 7
7
Additional Laws for Guilt Offerings
1“ ‘And this is the regulation of the guilt offering; it is a most holy thing.#Literally “a holiness of holinesses” 2In the place where they slaughter the burnt offering,#Or, taking the verb as an indefinite (thus passive) imperfect 3mp, “the sin offering is slaughtered” they must slaughter the guilt offering,#Or, taking the verb as an indefinite (thus passive) imperfect 3mp, “the guilt offering must be slaughtered” and he#That is, the priest; understood by context and 3ms verb must sprinkle its blood upon the altar all around. 3And he must present all of its fat:#Hebrew “all of its fat from it” the fat tail and the fat that covers the inner parts,#Or “entrails” 4and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys. 5And the priest shall turn it into smoke it on the altar as a food offering made by fire for Yahweh; it is a guilt offering. 6Every male among the priests may eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place; it is a most holy thing.#Literally “a holiness of holinesses” 7The instruction is the same for the guilt offering as for the sin offering;#Literally “as the sin offering as the guilt offering one for them” it belongs to#Literally “for him it shall be” or “it will become his” the priest, who makes atonement with it.
Portions for the Priests
8“ ‘And#Or “As for” the priest who presents a person’s#Literally “of a man” burnt offering, to that#Hebrew “the” priest belongs#Literally “to/for him it shall be” the skin of the burnt offering that he presented. 9And every grain offering that is baked in the oven and all that is prepared in a#Hebrew “the” cooking pan or#Or “and” on a flat baking pan belongs to#Literally “for him it shall be” or “it will become his” the priest who presented it. 10And every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, shall be for all of Aaron’s sons equally.#Literally “each as his brother”
Additional Laws for Fellowship Offerings
11“ ‘And this is the regulation of the fellowship offerings that he must present to Yahweh: 12If he presents it for thanksgiving, in addition to the thanksgiving sacrifice he shall present ring-shaped unleavened bread mixed with oil and unleavened bread wafers smeared with oil and well-mixed ring-shaped bread cakes of finely milled flour mixed with oil. 13In addition to ring-shaped cakes of bread with yeast, he must present his grain#Implied by v. 12 offering together with#Or “in addition to” his sacrifice of thanksgiving peace offerings. 14And he shall present one of each kind of grain#Implied by v. 12 offering as a contribution for Yahweh; it belongs to#Literally “for him it shall be” or “it will become his” the priest who sprinkles the fellowship offerings’ blood. 15And the meat of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving fellowship offerings must be eaten on the day of his offering; he must not leave it until morning.
16“ ‘But#Or “And” if his sacrifice is for a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be eaten on the day of his presenting his sacrifice, and on the next day the remainder#Or “and the remainder” from it may be eaten, 17but#Or “and” the remainder from the sacrifice’s meat must be burned up in the fire on the third day. 18And if indeed some of the meat of his fellowship offerings’ sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted; it will not be considered of benefit for the one who presented it—it shall be unclean meat, and the person#Or “soul” who eats it shall bear his guilt. 19And the meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned with fire, and as for the clean#Understood by context meat, anyone who is clean may eat the meat. 20And the person#Or “the soul” who eats meat from the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, which is for Yahweh, and whose uncleanness is upon him—that person#Or “the soul” shall be cut off from his people. 21And when a person#Or “a soul” touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness or an unclean animal or any unclean detestable thing, and he eats from the meat of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, which is for Yahweh, then#Or “and” that person#Or “the soul” shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
Instructions for the People
22Then#Or “And” Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 23“Speak to the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” saying, ‘You#Plural must not eat any fat of ox, or#Or “and” sheep, or#Or “and” goat; 24and a dead body’s fat or#Or “and” mangled carcass’s fat may be used for any purpose,#Literally “work” but#Or “and” you#Plural certainly must not eat it. 25When anyone eats fat from the domestic animal from which he presented an offering made by fire for Yahweh, then#Or “and” that person#Or “the soul” who ate shall be cut off from his people. 26And in any of your#Plural dwellings, you must not eat any blood belonging to#Literally “to/of” birds#Hebrew “the bird”; generic article with a collective noun or#Or “and” domestic animals.#Hebrew “the domestic animal”; generic article with a collective noun 27Any person#Or “any soul” or “all soul(s)” who eats any blood, that person#Or “and that soul” shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
Portions of Fellowship Offerings for Priests
28Then#Or “And” Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 29“Speak to the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” saying, ‘The one who presents his fellowship offerings’ sacrifice for Yahweh shall bring his offering to Yahweh from his fellowship offerings’ sacrifice. 30His own hands must bring Yahweh’s offerings made by fire. He must bring the fat in addition to the breast section to wave the breast section as a wave offering before Yahweh, 31and the priest shall turn the fat into smoke on the altar, and the breast section shall be for Aaron and his#Hebrew “for his” sons. 32And the right upper thigh you#Plural must give as a contribution for the priest from your#Plural fellowship offerings’ sacrifice. 33As for the one from Aaron’s sons who presents the blood of the fellowship offerings and the fat, the right upper thigh shall belong to him#Literally “for him it shall be” as his share, 34because I have taken the wave offering’s breast section and the contribution offering’s upper thigh from the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” out of their fellowship offerings’ sacrifices, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his#Hebrew “to his” sons from the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” as a lasting rule.’ ”
35This is Aaron’s allotted portion and his sons’ allotted portion from Yahweh’s offerings made by fire when#Literally “in a day” he brought them forward to serve as priests for Yahweh. 36This is what Yahweh commanded to give them from the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” on the day of his anointing them; it is a lasting statute for their generations.
Concluding Summary Concerning the Offerings
37This is the regulation for the burnt offering, for the grain offering and for the sin offering and for the guilt offering and for the consecration offering and for the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, 38which Yahweh commanded Moses on Mount Sinai#Literally “the mountain of Sinai” on the day of his commanding the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” to present their offerings to Yahweh in the desert of Sinai.
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Leviticus 7
7
More Rules for Guilt Offerings
1“ ‘Here are some more rules for guilt offerings. The guilt offering is very holy. 2You must kill the animal for the guilt offering where you kill the animal for the burnt offering. Splash its blood against the sides of the altar. 3Offer all its fat. It must include the fat tail and the fat that covers the inside parts. 4It must include both kidneys with the fat on them next to the lower back muscles. It must also include the long part of the liver. Remove all of it together with the kidneys. 5The priest must burn all of it on the altar. It is a food offering presented to the Lord. It is a guilt offering. 6Any male in a priest’s family can eat it. But he must eat it in the holy area. It is very holy.
7“ ‘The same law applies to the sin offering and the guilt offering. Both of them belong to the priest who offers them to pay for sin. 8The priest who offers a burnt offering for anyone can keep its hide for himself. 9Every grain offering baked in an oven belongs to the priest who offers it. So does every grain offering cooked in a pan or on a metal plate. 10Every grain offering belongs equally to all the priests in Aaron’s family line. That is true whether it is mixed with olive oil or it is dry.
More Rules for Friendship Offerings
11“ ‘Here are some more rules for friendship offerings anyone may bring to the Lord.
12“ ‘Suppose they offer a friendship offering to show they are thankful. Then together with the thank offering they must offer thick loaves of bread. They must make them without yeast. They must mix them with olive oil. Or they must offer thin loaves of bread made without yeast. They must spread olive oil on them. Or they must offer thick loaves of bread made out of the finest flour. They must add olive oil to it. They must work the flour and prepare it well. 13They must bring another friendship offering along with their thank offering. It should be thick loaves of bread made with yeast. 14They must bring one of each kind of bread as an offering. One kind is made with yeast. The other is not. Both of them are a gift to the Lord. They belong to the priest who splashes the blood of the friendship offering against the altar. 15The person must eat the meat from their thank offering on the day they offer it. They must not leave any of it until morning.
16“ ‘But suppose they bring a friendship offering to keep a promise they have made. Or suppose they bring an offering they choose to give. Then they must eat the sacrifice on the day they offer it. But if anything is left over, they may eat it the next day. 17They must burn up any meat from the sacrifice left over until the third day. 18Suppose they eat any meat from the friendship offering on the third day. Then the Lord will not accept the offering. He will not accept it as a gift from them. It is not pure. If they eat any of it, they will be held responsible for it.
19“ ‘They must not eat meat that touches anything “unclean.” They must burn it up. Anyone “clean” may eat any other meat. 20But suppose an “unclean” person eats any meat from the friendship offering that belongs to the Lord. Then they will be separated from their people. 21Suppose someone touches something “unclean.” It does not matter whether it comes from a human being who is not “clean.” It does not matter whether it comes from an “unclean” animal. It does not matter whether it comes from something hated and “unclean.” And suppose they eat any of the meat from the friendship offering that belongs to the Lord. Then they will be separated from their people.’ ”
Israel Must Not Eat Fat or Blood
22The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 23“Speak to the Israelites. Tell them, ‘Do not eat any of the fat of cattle, sheep or goats. 24Do not eat the fat of any animal found dead. Do not eat the fat of an animal that wild animals have torn apart. But you can use the fat for any other purpose. 25Suppose an animal has been sacrificed as a food offering to the Lord. No one may eat its fat. If they do, they will be separated from their people. 26No matter where you live, do not eat the blood of any bird or animal. 27Anyone who eats blood must be separated from their people.’ ”
The Share That Belongs to the Priests
28The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 29“Speak to the Israelites. Tell them, ‘Suppose someone brings a friendship offering to the Lord. Then they must bring part of it as their special gift to the Lord. 30They must bring it with their own hands. It is a food offering presented to the Lord. They must bring the fat together with the breast. They must lift the breast up and wave it in front of the Lord as a wave offering. 31The priest will burn the fat on the altar. But the breast belongs to Aaron and the priests in his family line. 32Give the right thigh from your friendship offerings to the priest as a gift. 33The priest who offers the blood and fat from the friendship offering must be given the right thigh. It is his share. 34I, the Lord, have taken the breast that is waved and the thigh that is given. I have taken them from the friendship offerings of the Israelites. And I have given them to Aaron the priest and the priests in his family line. The offerings will be their share from the Israelites for all time to come.’ ”
35That is the part of the food offerings presented to the Lord. It is given to Aaron and the priests in his family line. It was given to Aaron and his sons on the day they were set apart to serve the Lord as priests. 36On the day they were anointed, the Lord commanded the Israelites to give that part to them. For all time to come, it will be the share of Aaron and the priests in his family line.
37These are the rules for burnt offerings, grain offerings, sin offerings, guilt offerings and friendship offerings. They are also the rules for the offerings that are given when priests are being prepared to serve the Lord. 38They are the rules the Lord gave Moses on Mount Sinai. He gave them on the day he commanded the Israelites to bring their offerings to the Lord. That took place in the Sinai Desert.
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