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None of it may be saved for the next morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day it is offered. He shall not leave any of it until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Now <i>as for</i> the flesh of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving peace offerings, it shall be eaten on the day of his offering; he shall not leave any of it over until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now as for the flesh of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving peace offerings, it shall be eaten on the day of his offering; he shall not leave any of it over until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Now <i>as for</i> the flesh of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving peace offerings, it shall be eaten on the day of his offering; he shall not leave any of it over until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Now <i>as for</i> the flesh of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving peace offerings, it shall be eaten on the day of his offering; he shall not leave any of it over until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘The meat of the sacrifice of thanksgiving presented as a peace offering shall be eaten on the day that it is offered; none of it shall be left until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The meat of his thanksgiving sacrifice of fellowship must be eaten on the day he offers it; he may not leave any of it until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The meat of his thanksgiving sacrifice of fellowship must be eaten on the day he offers it; he may not leave any of it until morning.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his oblation; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you offer an animal to ask a blessing from me or to thank me, the meat belongs to you, but it must be eaten the same day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his oblation; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The meat from your fellowship offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day it is offered. Never leave any of it until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The flesh of the animal must be eaten on the day it is sacrificed; none of it may be left until the next morning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As to the meat contained in his peace offerings, it is to be eaten on the day it is offered. Nothing of it is to remain until morning."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The meat of his thanksgiving peace offering must be eaten on the day of his offering; he must not set any of it aside until morning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />as for the flesh of the sacrifice of the thank-offering of his peace-offerings, it is eaten in the day of his offering; he does not leave of it until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> as to the flesh of the sacrifice of the thank-offering of his peace-offerings, in the day of his offering it is eaten; he doth not leave of it till morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the flesh of the sacrifice of praise of his peace, in the day of his offering shall be eaten; he shall not leave from it till morning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the flesh of it shall be eaten the same day, neither shall any of it remain until the morning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The flesh of it shall be eaten on the same day; neither shall any of it remain until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The meat of the thanksgiving communion sacrifice shall be eaten on the day it is offered; none of it may be kept till the next morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the flesh of your thanksgiving sacrifice of well-being shall be eaten on the day it is offered; you shall not leave any of it until morning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the meat of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for his thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; nothing of it shall be left over until the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the flesh of sacrifice of the burnt offering of his thanksgiving in the day when he brings it shall be eaten, and nothing of it shall be left for the morning.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace-offering of praise shall be his, and it shall be eaten in the day in which it is offered: they shall not leave of it till the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/7-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=1420" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/7.htm">The Peace Offering</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution to the LORD. It belongs to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: ū·ḇə·śar (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">The meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: ze·ḇaḥ (N-msc) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">of the sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/8002.htm" title="8002: šə·lā·māw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering. From shalam; properly, requital, i.e. A sacrifice in thanks.">of his peace offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/8426.htm" title="8426: tō·w·ḏaṯ (N-fsc) -- From yadah; properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. avowal, or adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers.">of thanksgiving</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yê·’ā·ḵêl (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">must be eaten</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7133.htm" title="7133: qā·rə·bā·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or qurban; from qarab; something brought near the altar, i.e. A sacrificial present.">he offers it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">none</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: yan·nî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">may be left</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: bō·qer (N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">morning.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>If, however, the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, but the remainder may be eaten on the next day.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Exodus 12:8-10</a></span><br />They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. / Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts. / Do not leave any of it until morning; before the morning you must burn up any part that is left over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/22-30.htm">Leviticus 22:30</a></span><br />It must be eaten that same day. Do not leave any of it until morning. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-4.htm">Deuteronomy 16:4</a></span><br />No leaven is to be found in all your land for seven days, and none of the meat you sacrifice in the evening of the first day shall remain until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-34.htm">Exodus 29:34</a></span><br />And if any of the meat of ordination or any bread is left until the morning, you are to burn up the remainder. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-19.htm">Numbers 6:19-20</a></span><br />And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration. / The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">1 Samuel 1:4-5</a></span><br />And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. / But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-22.htm">2 Chronicles 30:22</a></span><br />And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-10.htm">Nehemiah 8:10</a></span><br />Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a></span><br />On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/46-20.htm">Ezekiel 46:20</a></span><br />and said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-26.htm">Matthew 26:26-28</a></span><br />While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. / This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-22.htm">Mark 14:22-24</a></span><br />While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. / He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Luke 22:19-20</a></span><br />And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” / In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-53.htm">John 6:53-56</a></span><br />So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you. / Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. / For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46</a></span><br />With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.</p><p class="hdg">be eaten</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">Leviticus 22:29,30</a></b></br> And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer <i>it</i> at your own will… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-10.htm">Exodus 12:10</a></b></br> And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-19.htm">Exodus 16:19</a></b></br> And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.</p><p class="hdg">he shall not Mr.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/7-6.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-14.htm">Fellowship</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-28.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-13.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/36-7.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-10.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-20.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-14.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-11.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-14.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-14.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-20.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-14.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-13.htm">Peace-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-14.htm">Peace-Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-13.htm">Praise-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-11.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-13.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-13.htm">Thanksgiving</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/7-16.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Fellowship</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-17.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-35.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-33.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-17.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-17.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-16.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-16.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-16.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-33.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Peace-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Peace-Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-24.htm">Praise-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-16.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-16.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">Thanksgiving</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-1.htm">The law of the trespass offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-11.htm">and of the peace offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-12.htm">whether it be for a thanksgiving</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-16.htm">or a vow, or a free will offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-22.htm">the fat and the blood are forbidden</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-28.htm">The priests' portion in the peace offerings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-35.htm">The whole summed up</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The peace offering, also known as the fellowship offering, was a voluntary act of worship, expressing gratitude and thanksgiving to God. It was distinct from sin and guilt offerings, which were mandatory. The peace offering symbolized reconciliation and communion with God, and it was often shared between the offerer, the priests, and God. This communal aspect foreshadows the fellowship believers have with God through Jesus Christ, who is our peace (<a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14</a>).<p><b>must be eaten on the day he offers it;</b><br>The requirement to eat the meat on the same day underscores the immediacy and sincerity of thanksgiving. It reflects the cultural context of ancient Israel, where preservation methods were limited, and freshness was valued. This immediacy also highlights the urgency of maintaining a right relationship with God, emphasizing that gratitude should be expressed promptly. In a broader theological sense, it points to the immediacy of God's provision and the need to respond to His blessings without delay.<p><b>none of it may be left until morning.</b><br>This command ensures that the offering remains a fresh and sincere act of worship, preventing any decay or corruption. It also signifies the completeness and sufficiency of God's provision, as there is no need to store leftovers for future use. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate and complete sacrifice, sufficient for all time (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>). The prohibition against leaving any until morning parallels the instructions for the Passover lamb (<a href="/exodus/12-10.htm">Exodus 12:10</a>), further connecting the peace offering to themes of deliverance and redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>- The prophet and leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God, including the instructions for offerings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>- The chosen people of God, to whom the laws and instructions for sacrifices were given.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>- The portable dwelling place for the divine presence, where sacrifices and offerings were made.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/peace_offerings.htm">Peace Offerings</a></b><br>- A type of sacrifice in the Levitical system, symbolizing fellowship and thanksgiving to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/thanksgiving.htm">Thanksgiving</a></b><br>- A specific type of peace offering expressing gratitude to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/immediate_gratitude.htm">Immediate Gratitude</a></b><br>The requirement to eat the offering on the same day underscores the importance of expressing gratitude promptly. In our lives, we should not delay in giving thanks to God for His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/completeness_of_offering.htm">Completeness of Offering</a></b><br>Leaving none of the offering until morning signifies the completeness and totality of our devotion and thanksgiving to God. We should strive to give our whole selves in worship and service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_fellowship.htm">Community and Fellowship</a></b><br>Peace offerings were often shared among the offerer, the priests, and God, symbolizing fellowship. Our acts of thanksgiving should also foster community and shared joy among believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The peace offering points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who brings us peace with God. Our thanksgiving should always be rooted in the recognition of Christ's sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_chuck_smith.htm">What are spiritual sacrifices in religious practices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_lev._22_10_conflict_with_inclusivity.htm">In Leviticus 22:10, does the exclusion of non-priests from eating sacred offerings conflict with later biblical themes of inclusivity? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_nomads_sustain_leviticus_sacrifices.htm">How could a nomadic people in the desert, as described in Exodus, realistically sustain the large-scale animal sacrifices outlined in Leviticus 1? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_the_strict_time_limit_for_peace_offerings.htm">Leviticus 7:15-18: Why is there a strict time limit for eating the peace offering, and how do we reconcile this directive with other cultures' preservation or consumption methods?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">And the flesh of the sacrifice.</span>--That is, after the priest had the breast and the shoulder, the share of the victim which belongs to the offerer, together with the remaining loaves, he with his family and poor guests (see <a href="/context/deuteronomy/12-11.htm" title="Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall you bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow to the LORD:">Deuteronomy 12:11-18</a>) are to eat up before the morning, which at the time of the second Temple was limited to midnight. This limitation of time was designed both to encourage liberality to the poor, and to impress upon those who partook of it that it was a sacrificial and sacred feast, so as to prevent its being turned into unseemly conviviality.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/7-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The meat</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְשַׂ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·śar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sacrifice</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֚בַח</span> <span class="translit">(ze·ḇaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his thanksgiving</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹדַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·ḏaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8426.htm">Strong's 8426: </a> </span><span class="str2">An extension of the hand, avowal, adoration, a choir of worshippers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">peace offering</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלָמָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lā·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8002.htm">Strong's 8002: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must be eaten</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵאָכֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yê·’ā·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he offers it;</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rə·bā·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7133.htm">Strong's 7133: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something brought near the altar, a sacrificial present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">none</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of it</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֖נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may be left</span><br /><span class="heb">יַנִּ֥יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(yan·nî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">morning.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּֽקֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(bō·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/7-15.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 7:15 The flesh of the sacrifice of his (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/7-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 7:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 7:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/7-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 7:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 7:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>