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it will not be accepted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is tainted and will not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it <i>is</i> abominable; it shall not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it <i>is</i> an abomination. It shall not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is unclean; it will not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216So if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an offense; it will not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘So if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an offense; it will not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an offense; it will not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is repulsive; it will not be accepted [by God as an offering].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If any is eaten on the third day, it is a repulsive thing; it will not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If any is eaten on the third day, it is a repulsive thing; it will not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you eat any of it on the third day, the sacrifice will be disgusting to me, and I will reject it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If you eat any of it on the third day, it is repulsive and will not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />because it is ritually unclean, and if anyone eats it, I will not accept the offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If it is eaten on the third day, it's unclean. It won't be accepted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is tainted and will not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If, however, it is eaten on the third day, it is spoiled, it will not be accepted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will not be accepted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if it shall be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will not be accepted; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and if it is really eaten on the third day, it [is] an abomination, it is not pleasing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and if it be really eaten on the third day, it is an abomination, it is not pleasing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if eating, it shall be eaten in the third day, it is abomination; it shall not be accepted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If after two days ally man eat thereof, he shall be profane and guilty of impiety: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If anyone, after two days, will have eaten from it, he shall be profane and guilty of impiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If any of it is eaten on the third day, it will be a desecrated offering and not be accepted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it will not be acceptable.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; and it shall not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if to be eaten it will be eaten on the third day, it is rejected and shall not be accepted.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is a vile thing; it shall not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if it should be at all eaten on the third day, it is unfit for sacrifice: it shall not be accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/19-7.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=5004" 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/19.htm">Idolatry Forbidden</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it, or on the next day; but what remains on the third day must be burned up. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: hê·’ā·ḵōl (V-Nifal-InfAbs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">any of it</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yê·’ā·ḵêl (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">is eaten</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: haš·šə·lî·šî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">on the third</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6292.htm" title="6292: pig·gūl (N-ms) -- Foul thing, refuse. Or piggul; from an unused root meaning to stink; properly, fetid, i.e. unclean.">is tainted</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.">and will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: yê·rā·ṣeh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">be accepted.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person must be cut off from his people.…<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/12-10.htm">Exodus 12:10</a></span><br />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="/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="/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15-18</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. / 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. / But any meat of the sacrifice remaining until the third day must be burned up. ...<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="/malachi/1-7.htm">Malachi 1:7-8</a></span><br />By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible. / When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13</a></span><br />Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14</a></span><br />“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Ezekiel 44:31</a></span><br />The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-22</a></span><br />“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a></span><br />A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a></span><br />“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-18.htm">1 Corinthians 10:18-21</a></span><br />Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar? / Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10-11</a></span><br />We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat. / Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.</p><p class="hdg">abominable</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13</a></b></br> Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; <i>it is</i> iniquity, even the solemn meeting.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4</a></b></br> Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable <i>things is in</i> their vessels;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3</a></b></br> He that killeth an ox <i>is as if</i> he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, <i>as if</i> he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, <i>as if he offered</i> swine's blood; he that burneth incense, <i>as if</i> he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.</p><p class="hdg">it shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Leviticus 7:18-21</a></b></br> And if <i>any</i> of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-23.htm">Leviticus 22:23,25</a></b></br> Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer <i>for</i> a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/18-30.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-22.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-5.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-30.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-19.htm">Impure</a> <a href="/genesis/31-36.htm">Offense</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-5.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-24.htm">Really</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-6.htm">Third</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-30.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-6.htm">Used</a> <a href="/genesis/34-7.htm">Vile</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-13.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-19.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-13.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Food</a> <a href="/numbers/5-14.htm">Impure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Offense</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-19.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Really</a> <a href="/numbers/2-24.htm">Third</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Used</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-3.htm">Vile</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/19-1.htm">A repetition of various laws</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If any of it is eaten on the third day</b><br>In the context of <a href="/leviticus/19.htm">Leviticus 19</a>, this phrase refers to the consumption of sacrificial meat. The Israelites were instructed to eat the meat of peace offerings within a specific timeframe, typically the first two days after the sacrifice. Eating it on the third day was prohibited. This command underscores the importance of obedience to God's laws and the need for purity in worship practices. The restriction also served a practical purpose, as meat would begin to spoil by the third day without modern preservation methods. This regulation reflects the broader biblical theme of holiness and the separation from practices that could lead to impurity or defilement.<p><b>it is tainted</b><br>The term "tainted" indicates that the meat has become unclean or defiled. In the ancient Near Eastern context, purity was a significant concern, and anything considered unclean was not fit for offering to God. This concept of ritual purity is central to Levitical law, emphasizing the need for the Israelites to maintain a distinct identity as God's chosen people. The idea of something being tainted also points to the spiritual implications of disobedience, as it symbolizes the corruption that sin brings into one's relationship with God.<p><b>and will not be accepted</b><br>This phrase highlights the consequence of disobedience to God's commands. Offerings that did not meet the prescribed requirements were not acceptable to God, reflecting His holiness and the need for His people to approach Him with reverence and obedience. This principle is echoed throughout Scripture, where God desires obedience over sacrifice (<a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>). The rejection of tainted offerings serves as a reminder of the importance of sincerity and purity in worship, foreshadowing the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who was without blemish and fully acceptable to God (<a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a>).<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 on Mount Sinai, including the instructions found in Leviticus.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>- The chosen people of God to whom the laws in Leviticus were given, guiding their worship and daily living.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>- The place where God delivered the laws to Moses, including the instructions in Leviticus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>- The descendants of Aaron who were responsible for performing sacrifices and maintaining the holiness of the tabernacle.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>- The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where sacrifices were offered.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br><a href="/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7</a> emphasizes the importance of following God's specific instructions. Just as the Israelites were to obey the sacrificial laws, Christians are called to obey God's Word today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_worship.htm">Holiness in Worship</a></b><br>The sacrificial system was a means of maintaining holiness before God. In our worship, we should strive for purity and reverence, recognizing the holiness of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The warning in <a href="/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7</a> about improper sacrifices serves as a reminder that disobedience has consequences. We must take God's commands seriously in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment_of_the_law.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment of the Law</a></b><br>While the sacrificial system is no longer in practice, it points to Christ's ultimate sacrifice. Understanding this helps us appreciate the depth of Christ's work on the cross.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_holy_people.htm">Living as a Holy People</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to be set apart, Christians are called to live distinctively holy lives, reflecting God's character to the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_2_kings.htm">What is the Bible's stance on tolerance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'sheep_without_a_shepherd'.htm">Who is the author of Leviticus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_christians_reject_tattoos_today.htm">Leviticus 19:28 forbids cutting or tattooing the body; should modern Christians reject all tattoos despite cultural acceptance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_eph._1_7_hold_up_historically.htm">Given modern scholarship's doubts about certain historical events, how does Ephesians 1:7's claim of redemption through Christ's blood stand up to historical scrutiny?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">If it be eaten at all on the third day.</span>--See <a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm" title="And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed to him that offers it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eats of it shall bear his iniquity.">Leviticus 7:18</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/19-7.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any is eaten</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵאָכֵ֖ל</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 third</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·lî·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> </span><span class="str2">Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<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">it</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is tainted</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּגּ֥וּל</span> <span class="translit">(pig·gūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6292.htm">Strong's 6292: </a> </span><span class="str2">Foul thing, refuse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</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">be accepted.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵרָצֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yê·rā·ṣeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/19-7.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 19:7 If it is eaten at all (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/19-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 19:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 19:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:8" /></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>