Leviticus 19:8 (ASV)

Passage

but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of Jehovah: and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt with fire.

Leviticus 19:7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted:

Leviticus 19:8 but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of Jehovah: and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

Leviticus 19:9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest.

Leviticus 19:10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "eateth", "shall", "bear", "iniquity", "hath", "profaned", "holy", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "eateth" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And if it be eaten at all..." into verse 9's "And when ye reap the harvest of...", so "eateth" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "eateth" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.