Leviticus 19:8 (LSB)

Passage

And everyone who eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned the holy thing of Yahweh; and that person shall be cut off from his people.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it and the next day; but what remains until the third day shall be burned with fire.

Leviticus 19:7 So if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an offense; it will not be accepted.

Leviticus 19:8 And everyone who eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned the holy thing of Yahweh; and that person shall be cut off from his people.

Leviticus 19:9 ‘Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

Leviticus 19:10 Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the afflicted and for the sojourner. I am Yahweh your God.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "So if it is eaten at all..." into verse 9's "Now when you reap the harvest of...", so "everyone" and "eats" 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 "everyone" and "eats" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.