But the personוְהַנֶּפֶשׁwhoאֲשֶׁרeatsתֹּאכַלfleshבָּשָׂרfrom the sacrificeמִזֶּבַחof peaceהַשְּׁלָמִיםthat belongsאֲשֶׁרto YHWHלַיהוָהwhile his uncleannessוְטֻמְאָתוֹis on him,עָלָיוthatהַהִואpersonהַנֶּפֶשׁshall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָהfrom his people.מֵעַמֶּיהָ
Leviticus 7:20
Study it in the app“But the person who eats flesh from the sacrifice of peace that belongs to YHWH while his uncleanness is on him, that person shall be cut off from his people.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 7:20, word by word
- But the personנֶּפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- eatsתֹּאכַלtochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochal” appears- fleshבָּשָׂרbasar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appears- from the sacrificeזֶּבַחzevach
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zevach” appears- of peaceשְּׁלָמִיםshelamim
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 “shelamim” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- while his uncleannessטֻמְאָתtumat
uncleanness
The state of one who cannot approach what is holy until washed and waiting.
Where else “tumat” appears- shall be cut offנִכְרְתָהnichrta
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “nichrta” appears- from his peopleעַמֶּיame
kin
Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.
Where else “ame” appears
Translation note
“Being cut off from one’s people”: the text does not specify in what way; it can be understood as being excluded from it.
The context
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.
20 · This verse (above)
21And when a person touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness or an unclean beast or any unclean detestable thing, and eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace that belongs to YHWH, that person shall be cut off from his people.”