Bible Strands
Leviticus 7:25
If anyone eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering may be presented to the LORD, the one who eats it must be cut off from his people.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God instructs Moses to relay sacrificial regulations to the Israelites during the establishment of the tabernacle worship system. (Leviticus 7:25)
The words — חֵלֶב (Che.lev) denotes the specific fatty tissue reserved for the altar, while יַקְרִיב (yak.Riv) describes the act of bringing that portion before the LORD.
The thread — The text continues Leviticus’ pattern of distinguishing sacred provisions from ordinary consumption, running parallel to the blood prohibition in Leviticus 7:26 and the dead-animal fat regulation in Leviticus 7:24.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize designated sacred portions and accept exclusion from the community as the stated penalty for consuming them.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.