The Meaning of Leviticus 7:25 Explained

Leviticus 7:25

KJV: For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.

YLT: for whoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which one bringeth near a fire-offering to Jehovah, even the person who eateth hath been cut off from his people.

Darby: For whoever eateth the fat of the beast of which men present an offering by fire to Jehovah, the soul that hath eaten shall be cut off from his peoples.

ASV: For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Leviticus 7:25?

MEANING: What does Leviticus 7:25 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Leviticus 7:25 mean?

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What is the context of Leviticus 7:25?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth [it] shall be cut off from his people.

What does Leviticus 7:25 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 7:22-38 - Things Forbidden The Portion Of The Priests

The eating of the fat and the blood was prohibited; the first probably during the pilgrimage, the latter in perpetuity. See Leviticus 3:17. When we are told that the disobedient soul must be cut off, it refers probably to the excommunication which the priest pronounced until the offender had repented and was reinstated in the privileges of God's house. The waving of parts of the victim consisted in the priest placing his hands beneath those of the offerer, who held the piece to be waved, and moving them slowly backward and forward before the Lord, to and from the altar. The heaving was performed by slowly lifting the pieces upward and downward. These movements signified that the pieces, though not burned at the altar, were specially consecrated to God's service. The shoulder is the emblem of government and strength; the breast of the affections. We specially need to meditate on these aspects of our Lord's character. It may be that the action referred to in Acts 13:3 meant that the Church waved the two first missionaries as a votive-offering to God. [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 7:25 mean?

For whoever eats the fat of the animal of which men offer - an offering made by fire to Yahweh and shall be cut off the person who eats [it] from his people

כִּ֚י כָּל־ אֹכֵ֣ל חֵ֔לֶב מִן־ הַ֨בְּהֵמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַקְרִ֥יב מִמֶּ֛נָּה אִשֶּׁ֖ה לַיהוָ֑ה וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הָאֹכֶ֖לֶת מֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ

כָּל־	whoever
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
אֹכֵ֣ל	eats
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
חֵ֔לֶב	the fat
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֵלֶב Sense: fat.
הַ֨בְּהֵמָ֔ה	the animal
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: בְּהֵמָה Sense: beast, cattle, animal.
אֲשֶׁ֨ר	of which
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
יַקְרִ֥יב	men offer
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרַב Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
מִמֶּ֛נָּה	-
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
אִשֶּׁ֖ה	an offering made by fire
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִשֶּׁה Sense: burnt-offering, offering made by fire, fire offering.
לַיהוָ֑ה	to Yahweh
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה	and shall be cut off
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular Root: כָּרַת Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ	the person
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
הָאֹכֶ֖לֶת	who eats [it]
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
מֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ	from his people
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.

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