Leviticus 19:7 (GNV)

Passage

For if it be eaten the third day, it shall be vncleane, it shall not be accepted.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:5 And when yee shall offer a peace offering vnto the Lord, ye shall offer it freely.

Leviticus 19:6 It shall be eaten the day yee offer it, or on the morowe: and that which remaineth vntill the third day, shalbe burnt in the fire.

Leviticus 19:7 For if it be eaten the third day, it shall be vncleane, it shall not be accepted.

Leviticus 19:8 Therefore he that eateth it, shall beare his iniquitie, because he hath defiled the halowed thing of the Lord, and that person shalbe cut off from his people.

Leviticus 19:9 When yee reape the haruest of your land, ye shall not reape euery corner of your field, neither shalt thou gather the glainings of thy haruest.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "eaten", "third", "shall", "vncleane", and "accepted". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "eaten" and "third", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "It shall be eaten the day yee..." into verse 8's "Therefore he that eateth it shall beare...", so "eaten" and "third" 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 "eaten" and "third" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.