Leviticus 7:21

“And 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.””

Leviticus 7:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 7:21, word by word

a personנֶפֶשׁnefesh

person

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

Where else “nefesh” appears
touchesתִגַּעtiga

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

Where else “tiga” appears
uncleanטָמֵאtame

unclean

Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".

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whether humanאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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uncleannessטֻמְאַתtumat

uncleanness

The state of one who cannot approach what is holy until washed and waiting.

Where else “tumat” appears
beastבְהֵמָהvehema

beast

Animals in general.

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detestable thingשֶׁקֶץshekets

detestable thing

A detestable thing: what the Law commands to reject, especially as food.

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and eatsאָכַלachal

eat

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

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of the fleshבְּשַׂרbesar

flesh

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

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of the sacrificeזֶבַחzevach

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

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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).

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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.

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shall be cut offנִכְרְתָהnichrta

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

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from his peopleעַמֶּיame

kin

Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.

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The context

20But 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.

21 · This verse (above)

22YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

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