Leviticus 7:21 “If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean…”

Leviticus 7:21

If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

World English Bible

When anyone touches any unclean thing, the uncleanness of man, or an unclean animal, or any unclean abomination, and eats some of the meat of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from his people.’”

American Standard Version

And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, the uncleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean abomination, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which pertain unto Jehovah, that soul shall be cut off from his people.

Geneva Bible 1599

Moreouer, whe any toucheth any vncleane thing, as the vncleannesse of man, or of an vncleane beast, or of any filthie abomination, and eate of the flesh of the peace offrings, which pertaineth vnto the Lord, euen that person shalbe cut off from his people.

Darby Translation

And if any one touch anything unclean, the uncleanness of man, or unclean beast, or any unclean abomination, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offering, which is for Jehovah, that soul shall be cut off from his peoples.

Young's Literal Translation

'And when a person cometh against any thing unclean, of the uncleanness of man, or of the uncleanness of beasts, or of any unclean teeming creature, and hath eaten of the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace-offerings which [are] Jehovah's, even that person hath been cut off from his people.'

Bible in Basic English

And anyone who, after touching any unclean thing of man or an unclean beast or any unclean and disgusting thing, takes as food the flesh of the peace-offerings, which are the Lord's, will be cut off from his people.

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Cross references

“the uncleanness”

Leviticus 15:1–33 Leviticus 22:4 Numbers 19:11–16 Leviticus 5:2 Leviticus 5:3

Leviticus 15:1–33 · BSB

And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

Leviticus 22:4 · BSB

If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,

Numbers 19:11–16 · BSB

Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.

Leviticus 5:2 · BSB

Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.

Leviticus 5:3 · BSB

Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.

“any unclean”

Leviticus 11:24–42 Deuteronomy 14:10 Deuteronomy 14:12–20 Deuteronomy 14:7 Deuteronomy 14:8

Leviticus 11:24–42 · BSB

These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

Deuteronomy 14:10 · BSB

but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you.

Deuteronomy 14:12–20 · BSB

but these you may not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

Deuteronomy 14:7 · BSB

But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean…

Deuteronomy 14:8 · BSB

as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.

“abominable”

Leviticus 11:10–13 Leviticus 11:20 Ezekiel 4:14 Deuteronomy 14:3 Leviticus 11:41 Leviticus 11:42

Leviticus 11:10–13 · BSB

But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.

Leviticus 11:20 · BSB

All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

Ezekiel 4:14 · BSB

“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”

Deuteronomy 14:3 · BSB

You must not eat any detestable thing.

Leviticus 11:41 · BSB

Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.

Leviticus 11:42 · BSB

Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.

“cut off”

Leviticus 7:20 Leviticus 7:25 Leviticus 7:27 Leviticus 17:10 Leviticus 17:14 Leviticus 18:29

Leviticus 7:20 · BSB

But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.

Leviticus 7:25 · BSB

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.

Leviticus 7:27 · BSB

If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people.’”

Leviticus 17:10 · BSB

If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.

Leviticus 17:14 · BSB

For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’

Leviticus 18:29 · BSB

Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people.

Also

Leviticus 12:1–13:59

Leviticus 12:1–13:59 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.

22Then the LORD said to Moses,

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