Leviticus 7:23 ““Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat o…”

Leviticus 7:23

“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

World English Bible

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘You shall eat no fat, of bull, or sheep, or goat.

American Standard Version

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat.

Geneva Bible 1599

Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say, Ye shall eate no fat of beeues, nor of sheepe, nor of goates:

Darby Translation

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, No fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat shall ye eat.

Young's Literal Translation

'Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Any fat of ox and sheep and goat ye do not eat;

Bible in Basic English

Say to the children of Israel: You are not to take any fat, of ox or sheep or goat, for food.

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Cross references

“fat”

Leviticus 4:8–10 Leviticus 17:6 Deuteronomy 32:38 1 Samuel 2:15–17 1 Samuel 2:29 Acts 28:27

Leviticus 4:8–10 · BSB

Then he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

Leviticus 17:6 · BSB

The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Deuteronomy 32:38 · BSB

which ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let them give you shelter!

1 Samuel 2:15–17 · BSB

Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”

1 Samuel 2:29 · BSB

Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’

Acts 28:27 · BSB

For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I…

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

In context

22Then the LORD said to Moses,

24The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.

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