Leviticus 19:6 (WEB)

Passage

It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day: and if anything remains until the third day, it shall be burned with fire.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:4 “‘Don’t turn to idols, nor make molten gods for yourselves. I am Yahweh your God.

Leviticus 19:5 “‘When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

Leviticus 19:6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day: and if anything remains until the third day, it shall be burned with fire.

Leviticus 19:7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will not be accepted;

Leviticus 19:8 but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of Yahweh, and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "eaten", "same", "offer", "next", "anything", "remains", and "until". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "eaten", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "When you offer a sacrifice of peace..." into verse 7's "If it is eaten at all on...", so "shall" and "eaten" 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 "shall" and "eaten" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.