God's Word Translation

Leviticus 7:19-34 God's Word Translation (GW)

19. “Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten. It must be burned. Anyone who is clean may eat from these sacrifices.

20. Those who eat meat from the Lord’s fellowship offering while unclean must be excluded from the people.

21. Those who touch anything unclean, human or animal, or any other disgusting uncleanness and still eat the Lord’s fellowship offering must be excluded from the people.”

22. The Lord spoke to Moses,

23. “Tell the Israelites: Never eat any fat from bulls, sheep, or goats.

24. The fat from an animal that dies naturally or is killed by wild animals you may use for any other purpose, but you must never eat it.

25. Those who eat the fat from an animal which they sacrificed by fire to the Lord must be excluded from the people.

26. “Never eat the blood of any bird or animal no matter where you live.

27. Those who eat any blood must be excluded from the people.”

28. The Lord spoke to Moses,

29. “Tell the Israelites: Anyone who offers the Lord a fellowship offering must bring a part of that sacrifice as a gift to the Lord.

30. Bring the sacrifices by fire made to the Lord yourself. Bring the fat with the breast. Take the breast and present it to the Lord.

31. “The priest will burn the fat on the altar. However, the breast will belong to Aaron and his sons.

32. You will also give the priest the right thigh as a contribution.

33. When any of Aaron’s sons offer the blood and fat of the fellowship offering, the right thigh will belong to him as his share.

34. From the fellowship offerings of the Israelites, I have taken the breast that was presented ⌊to me⌋ and the thigh from the contribution offering. I have given them to the priest Aaron and his sons. This is a permanent law for generations to come.