Leviticus 7

Laws concerning the Guilt-offering, v. 1, etc. declaring withal what fell to the Priests share, both thereof and of some other Sacrifices, 7. Laws concerning Thank-offerings, 11. as well of praise-offering,12. as of vow-offering, and free-will-offering, 16. the eating of the fat forbidden, together with a declaration, what fat might be made use of for other things, 22. the eating of blood forbidden, 26. an other appendix or caution yet, concerning thank-offerings, 28. the conclusion of all the former Laws, 35.

1. This now is the Law of the Guilt-offering, [see above chapter 5. on verse 6.] it is a Holiness or Holinesses. [see above chapter 2. on verse 3.]

2. In the place [See of this place above, chapter 1. 3.] where they [viz. the Priests] do slay the burnt-offering, [whereof see above chap.6. on verse 9.] (there) they shall slay the guilt-offering: and they shall [One of Priests namely, see above chapter 1. 5.] sprinkle of blood thereof round about the altar.

3. And of that all his fat shall be offered: the rump, and the fat that covereth the entrails.

4. Also both the kidneys, and the fat that is thereon, that is upon the flank-guts: and the cawl over the liver, with the kidneys, [see above chapter 3. on verse 4.] the same they shall take off.

5. And the Priest shall kindle the same upon the Altar of the fire-offering of the LORD: it is a guilt-offering.

6. Every male among the Priests, shall eat the same; it shall be eaten in the holy place; [see above chapter 6. on verse 16.] it is Holiness of Holinesses.

7. As the sin-offering, so also shall be the guilt-offering; one kind of Law shall be for them both; it shall be the Priests, [The offering namely] that shall have made Expiation with it [as having administered this Ceremony betokening the Expiation, and pointing at the Messiah, who was to purchase the same: see above chapter 1. on verse 4.]

8. Also the Priest that offers the burnt-offering of any, that Priest shall have the skin of the burnt-offering, which he offered:

9. Besides all the meat-offering that is baked in the oven: together with all that is prepared in the kettle, and in the pan, shall be the Priests that offereth the same:

10. Likewise all meat-offering mixed with oil, or dry, [i.e. without oil, or drink-offering; as the meat-offerings for the trespasses were, above chapter 5. 11. and the jealousy-offerings, Numb. 5. 15.] shall belong to all the sons of Aaron, to the one, as to the other. [Heb. the man as his brother.]

11. This now is the Law of the Thank-offerings [See above chapter 3. on verse 1] which they shall offer unto the LORD.

12. If he offer it for a praise-offering, [Or, confess-offering, acknowledge-offering, whereby the mercies and favours received at Gods hands, were with all humility and reverence openly acknowledged, and thanks returned unto God for them. See of this offering likewise below, chapter 22. 29. 2 Chron. 29, 31. and 33. 16. Psalms 50:14.] he shall besides the praise-(offering) offer unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers stroaked with oil: and those cakes mixed with oil, shall be of roasted (or, fried) meal-flower.

13. Besides the cakes he shall offer leavened bread to his sacrifice; with the praise-offering of his Thank-offering.

14. And one thereof [viz. one of the leavened bread- (loaves) mentioned in the former verse] out of all the sacrifice, shall he offer unto the LORD for a heave-offering] shall be the Priests, who sprinkleth the blood of the thank-offering.

15. But the flesh of the praise-offering of his thank-offering shall be eaten on the day of the Sacrifice thereof; [i.e. when the sacrifice shall be made] they shall leave nothing of it over till the morning.

16. And if the slay-offering of his sacrifice be a now, [Understand a pious and religious vow, voluntarily made unto the LORD, in things lawful and of our own disposing, for the glory of God, and manifestation of our thankfulness. Compare Numbers 30:2.] or free-will-offering, [i.e. that, which a man being not prescribed or constrained by any Law, doth offer unto the LORD of the free motion and disposition of his own heart. See of the like below, chapter 22, 23. Ezekiel 46:12.] that shall be eaten that day, when he shall offer his offering: and the remainder thereof shall likewise be eaten the next day.

17. That which yet remained over the flesh of the slay-offering, shall on the third day be burnt with fire:

18. For if in any wise there be eaten [Heb. eating be eaten] of that flesh of his thank-offering on the third day, he that offered the same, shall not be acceptable, [viz. before the LORD] it shall not be imputed to him, [viz. for an acceptable Thank-offering] it shall be an abominable thing: [The Hebrew word here used signifieth properly that which through age is grown to be of an ill sent, and favour, and colour] and that soul [i.e. man or person; and so in the sequel] which eateth thereof, shall bear her iniquity. [See above chapter 5. on verse 1.]

19. And the flesh [viz. of the thank offering; see the former and next verse] which shall have touched any unclean: (thing), shall not be eaten: it shall be burnt with fire: but as for the (other) flesh [viz. that remained over yet, and hath touched no unclean thing] that flesh every one [viz. of the Priests and of those that brought the sacrifice to be offered] that is clean may eat thereof.

20. Yet when a soul shall have eaten the flesh of the thank-offering, which is the LORD’s, and her uncleaness is upon her; [Understand Ceremonial uncleanness, whereof such a one shall not have cleansed himself yet, according as is prescribed below, chapter 21. and 22.] the same soul shall be destroyed out of her people. [see Gen. 17. on verse 14.]

21. And when a soul shall have touched ought unclean, (as) the uncleanness of a man, or unclean cattle, or any unclean abomination, [i.e. any such thing, as is declared unclean, and therefore to be loathed and abhorred] and shall have eaten of the flesh of the thank-offering, which is the LORD’s, the same soul shall be destroyed out of her people.

22. After that the LORD spoke to Moseh, saying:

23. Speak to the children of Israel, saying; Ye shall eat no fat [see above chapter 3. on verse 18.] of an ox, or sheep, or goat.

24. But the fat of a dead carcass, and the fat of that which is torn, may be used [Heb. done] to all [i.e. any kind of] work, yet yee shall not eat it at all.

25. For every one that shall eat the fat of a beast, whereof one shall have offered a fire-offering to the LORD, that soul that shall have eaten it, shall be destroyed out of her people.

26. Also in all your habitations shall ye eat no blood, whether it be of fowl, or cattle.

27. Every soul that eateth any blood, the same soul shall be destroyed out of her people. [See Genesis 9:4. Leviticus 3:17. and 17. 14.]

28. Moreover the LORD spoke to Moseh, saying:

29. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying; He that offereth his thank-offering to the LORD, shall bring (near) his offering; [i.e. he shall bring it himself; in person, and not another for him: see the next ver.] of his thank-offering to the LORD. [i.e. of those parts or pieces, which was to be offered to God, or given to the Priest.]

30. His hands shall bring the fire-offerings of the LORD, the fat on the breast [or, with the breast] he shall bring with the breast, to wave the same for a wave-offering before the face of the LORD. [Understand, according to the opinion of some, such an offering, as was to be waved, or moved by the Priest towards the four quarters of the world; and therefore is to be distinguished from the heave-offering, which was moved only by elevating or lifting upwards, above verse 14. See likewise of this wave-offering, below chapter 8. 27. and 9. 21.]

31. And the Priest shall kindle that fat upon the Altar: yet the breast shall be Aaron and his sons.

32. Ye shall likewise give the right shoulder for an heave-offering unto the Priest; out thy thank-offerings.

33. He of the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the Thank-offering, and the fat, to him shall the right shoulder be a portion. [See Exod. 29. on ver. 22.]

34. For the wave-breast [Heb. breast of waving, or moving. See above on verse 14] and the heave-shoulder [Heb. shoulder of heaving, or elevating] have I taken from the children of Israel out of their thank-offerings, and have given the same to Aaron the Priest, and to his sons for an everlasting institution, [See Gen. 13. on verse 17.] from the of Israel.

35. This is the anointing of Aaron and his sons, [i.e. the right, or due and lawful portion appertaining to Aaron and his sons, by reason of their Priestly office, whereunto they are called, and by the anointing hallowed and consecrated] from the fire offerings of the LORD; on the day [i.e. from that day wherein they shall be consecrated] when he [viz. Moseh, or, God by Moseh] made them draw near [oth. when he (viz. Aaron) shall make them draw near] for to administer the Priesthood unto the LORD.

36. Which [Portion namely] the LORD commanded to give them from the children of Israel, on the day he anointed them; be it an everlasting institution for their generations.

37. This is the Law of the burnt-offering, of the meat-offering, and of the sin-offering, and of the guilt-offering, and of the fill-offering [Or, the consecration-offering. Heb. of the fillings; for the Priests, when they were installed into their office, had their hands filled with sacrifice; or with that sacrifice was their confirmation in Priestly office fulfilled. See Exodus 28:41. and 29. 9. and 32. 29. below 8. 33. 1 Kings 13:33. Ezekiel 43:26.] and of Thank-offering.

38. Which the LORD commanded Moseh upon mount Sinai; on the day when he commanded the children of Israel, that they should offer their sacrifices unto the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai.