レビ記 7:2-27 JCB

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:20

But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offerings, that pertain unto the Lord ,.... That are offered up to him, and so are holy, and therefore not to be eaten by unholy persons, or by any having his uncleanness upon him ; a profluvious person that has an issue running out of him, a gonorrhoea; see Leviticus 15:2 . even that soul shall be cut off from his people ; be disfranchised as an Israelite, be debarred the privileges of the sanctuary, or be cut... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:21

Moreover, the soul that shall touch any unclean thing ,.... Person or thing, the dead body of a man, or the bone of a dead body, or a grave in which it was laid: as the uncleanness of man ; the issue that runs from a profluvious person: or any unclean beast ; that was so by the law ceremonial; see Leviticus 11:4 , or any abominable unclean thing ; which the Targum of Jonathan interprets of every unclean reptile: see Leviticus 11:20 . and eat of the flesh of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:22

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... Continued speaking to him: saying ; as follows. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:23

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying ,.... Putting them in mind, by repeating to them the laws concerning fat and blood, Leviticus 3:17 . ye shall eat no manner of fat ; of any creature fit for food, whose flesh otherwise may be eaten, and particularly of ox, or of sheep, or of goats : creatures used in sacrifice; though this is not to be restrained to such of them, and the fat of them that were sacrificed, whose fat was claimed by the Lord as his, and was burnt on his altar;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:24

And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself ,.... Of any disease, and is not regularly killed: and the fat of that which is torn with beasts ; with wild beasts: may be used in any other use ; as in medicine, for plasters, or for making candles, or for greasing of anything to make it smooth and pliable, or the like: but ye shall in no wise eat of it ; such carcasses themselves were not to be eaten of, and one would think their fat in course must be unlawful; but however, to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:25

For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord ,.... As oxen, sheep, rams, goats; meaning not only the fat of those that are offered, but the fat of all those of the like kind: even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people ; See Gill on Leviticus 7:20 Maimonides F14 Moreh Nevochim, par. 3. c. 41. observes, that the punishment of cutting off is enjoined for the eating of fat, because men used to count it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:26

Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood ,.... Of any of the above creatures, or any other, even of any clean creature, and much less of an unclean one: whether it be of fowl or of beast ; of all sorts and kinds. Jarchi thinks, the words being thus expressed, the blood of fishes and locusts is excepted, and so lawful to eat: in any of your dwellings ; this shows that this law is not to be restrained to creatures slain in sacrifice in the tabernacle, and to the blood of them, but to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:27

Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood ,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds, of any living creature, that is, of any while it is alive; for the Jews always interpret the law in Genesis 9:4 of the member of a living creature torn off from it, and its flesh with the blood eaten directly: even that soul shall be cut off from his people ; Maimonides F18 Moreh Nevochim, par. 3. c. 41. observes, that to some sorts of food cutting off is threatened, particularly to blood,... read more

Adam Clarke