Leviticus 7:18

“And if any of the flesh of his sacrifice of peace is ever eaten on the third day, it shall not be accepted; for the one who presents it, it shall not be credited to him; it shall be a repulsive thing, and the person who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.”

Leviticus 7:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 7:18, word by word

any of the fleshבְּשַׂרbesar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

Where else “besar” appears
of his sacrificeזֶבַחzevach

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

Where else “zevach” appears
of peaceשְׁלָמָיshelamay

peace offerings

Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).

Where else “shelamay” appears
is everהֵאָכֹלheachol

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “heachol” appears
on the thirdשְּׁלִישִׁיshelishi

third

The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.

Where else “shelishi” appears
dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
be acceptedיֵרָצֶהyeratse

accept

To gladly receive an offering or someone.

Where else “yeratse” appears
for the one who presentsמַּקְרִיבmakriv

bring near

To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.

Where else “makriv” appears
be creditedיֵחָשֵׁבyechashev

count

To hold or give something as so: to put it on someone's account.

Where else “yechashev” appears
it shall beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yihye” appears
a repulsive thingפִּגּוּלpigul

repulsive thing

Something repulsive: sacrificial meat that may no longer be eaten because its time limit has passed.

Where else “pigul” appears
and the personנֶּפֶשׁnefesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

Where else “nefesh” appears
shall bearתִּשָּׂאtisa

bear

To bear the consequences of a fault, like someone carrying a weight.

Where else “tisa” appears
his iniquityעֲוֺנָavona

iniquity

A serious wrong.

Where else “avona” appears

The context

17What is left of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned with fire.

18 · This verse (above)

19The flesh that touches anything unclean shall not be eaten; it shall be burned with fire. As for the other flesh, everyone who is clean may eat flesh.

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