Leviticus 19:8

Verse

Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person must be cut off from his people.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Bible in Basic English

And as for anyone who takes it for food, his sin will be on him, for he has put shame on the holy thing of the Lord: he will be cut off from his people.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And shall bear his iniquity, because he hath defiled the holy thing of the Lord, and that soul shall perish from among his people.

Free Bible Version

Anyone who eats it eats it will bear responsibility for their guilt, for they have made unclean what is holy to the Lord. They must be expelled from their people.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

King James (Authorized) Version

Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

One Unity Resource Bible

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

Translation for Translators

I will punish anyone who eats it after the second day, because he will not have respected that what I say is holy. And that person must no longer be allowed to associate with my people.

Unlocked Literal Bible

and everyone who eats it must carry his own guilt because he has defiled what is holy to Yahweh, and that person must be cut off from his people.

Noah Webster Bible

Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

World English Bible

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.

Young's Literal Translation

and he who is eating it his iniquity doth bear, for the holy thing of Jehovah he hath polluted, and that person hath been cut off from his people.

Context

Commandments for Holiness

⁷If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is tainted and will not be accepted.⁸Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person must be cut off from his people.

Summary

In Leviticus 19:8, God instructs the Israelites to eat the peace offering on the same day it is offered or the next day, emphasizing the importance of promptly partaking in fellowship with Him. This command reflects the idea of not delaying in communing with God and enjoying His presence. By consuming the offering in a timely manner, the people demonstrate their obedience, gratitude, and commitment to God, fostering a deeper relationship with Him. This verse underscores the significance of honoring God's ordinances promptly and wholeheartedly, reflecting a posture of reverence and devotion in worship.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Therefore everyone that eateth it shall bear his iniquity,.... Be chargeable with sin, be pronounced guilty, and endure the punishment, which is cutting off, Lev 7:20, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the Lord; the flesh of the peace offerings, by keeping it longer than the fixed time for it, when it was liable to corruption and putrefaction; for after the inwards and the fat of them were offered, as Aben Ezra says, the flesh was holy, and to be eaten as an holy thing, and within the time the law required, or otherwise it was profaned and polluted: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people; be deprived of his civil and religious privileges, or be punished by the hand of the civil magistrate, or else by the immediate hand of God.