Leviticus 7:25

“For whoever eats the fat of the beast from which one presents a fire offering to YHWH, the person who eats it shall be cut off from his people.”

Leviticus 7:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 7:25, word by word

eatsאֹכֵלochel

eat

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

Where else “ochel” appears
the fatחֵלֶבchelev

fat

The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.

Where else “chelev” appears
the beastבְּהֵמָהbehema

beast

Animals in general.

Where else “behema” appears
one presentsיַקְרִיבyakriv

bring near

To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.

Where else “yakriv” appears
a fire offeringאִשֶּׁהishe

fire offering

Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.

Where else “ishe” 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
the personנֶּפֶשׁnefesh

person

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

Where else “nefesh” 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

The context

24The fat of a carcass and the fat of an animal torn by beasts may be used for any other work, but you shall certainly not eat it.

25 · This verse (above)

26And you shall not eat any blood, whether of bird or of beast, in any of your dwellings.

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