The Meaning of Leviticus 7:19 Explained

Leviticus 7:19

KJV: And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.

YLT: 'And the flesh which cometh against any unclean thing is not eaten; with fire it is burnt; as to the flesh, every clean one doth eat of the flesh;

Darby: And the flesh that toucheth anything unclean shall not be eaten; it shall be burned with fire. And as to the flesh, all that are clean may eat the flesh.

ASV: And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire. And as for the flesh, every one that is clean shall eat thereof:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the flesh  that toucheth  any unclean  [thing] shall not be eaten;  it shall be burnt  with fire:  and as for the flesh,  all that be clean  shall eat  thereof. 

What does Leviticus 7:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 7:11-21 - Law Of The Peace-Offering
Here begins the law of the peace-offerings, containing additional directions to those given in Leviticus 3:1-17. They are classified as (1) thank-offerings, (2) vow-offerings and (3) voluntary-offerings. When the soul is full of gratitude, as was Hannah when Samuel was granted her in answer to prayer, what is more natural than that it should render some tangible recognition to Him, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift!
We are ready enough to cry to God in times of great sorrow, but are too forgetful of His benefits when the cloud passes and the sun shines again. In Israel the recognition took the form of a feast, in which the divine fire and the suppliant seem to feed together. The careful prohibition of the flesh remaining over was probably to teach that fresh mercies call for new songs. It had the further result of enforcing a liberal distribution of food among the poor. See also the connection of this thought with Psalms 16:10. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 7

1  The law of the trespass offering
11  and of the peace offering
12  whether it be for a thanksgiving
16  or a vow, or a free will offering
22  the fat and the blood are forbidden
28  The priests' portion in the peace offerings
35  The whole summed up

What do the individual words in Leviticus 7:19 mean?

And the flesh that touches any unclean thing not shall be eaten with fire it shall be burned And as for the [clean] flesh all who are clean may eat of it
וְהַבָּשָׂ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־ יִגַּ֤ע בְּכָל־ טָמֵא֙ לֹ֣א יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל בָּאֵ֖שׁ יִשָּׂרֵ֑ף וְהַ֨בָּשָׂ֔ר כָּל־ טָה֖וֹר יֹאכַ֥ל בָּשָֽׂר

וְהַבָּשָׂ֞ר  And  the  flesh 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
אֲשֶׁר־  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
יִגַּ֤ע  touches 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָגַע  
Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
בְּכָל־  any 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
טָמֵא֙  unclean  thing 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא  
Sense: unclean, impure.
יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל  shall  be  eaten 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
בָּאֵ֖שׁ  with  fire 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: אֵשׁ  
Sense: fire.
יִשָּׂרֵ֑ף  it  shall  be  burned 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂרַף  
Sense: to burn.
וְהַ֨בָּשָׂ֔ר  And  as  for  the  [clean]  flesh 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
טָה֖וֹר  who  are  clean 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָהֹור  
Sense: pure, clean.
יֹאכַ֥ל  may  eat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
בָּשָֽׂר  of  it 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.