Leviticus 19:7 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Leviticus 19:9 “‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "eaten", "third", "abomination", 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 same day..." into verse 8's "but everyone who eats it shall bear...", 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.