Leviticus 7:20-21 KJV,ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 7:14-34

The kingdom of God: lessons from the heave offering. The ceremony of the heave offering and wave offering was a striking incident in the rite of the peace offering. "According to Jewish tradition it was performed by laying the parts on the hands of the offerer, and the priest, putting his hands again underneath, then moving them in a horizontal direction for the waving and in a vertical one for the heaving … the waving was peculiarly connected with the breast, which is thence called the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 7:16-27

The sanctity of the service of God. The peace offering may be offered for thanksgiving, in which case it has appropriate ceremonies ( Leviticus 7:12-15 ). There is also the peace offering of a vow, the ceremonies of which are the same as those of the voluntary offering ( Leviticus 7:16 ; also Le Leviticus 19:5-8 ). In connection with this subject, we are admonished of the sanctity of the service of God; and similar admonitions arc given in what follows. I. WE SEE THIS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 7:20-21

Divine and human severity. There is something almost startling in the closing words, "That soul shall be cut off from his people." It suggests thoughts of— I. APPARENT DIVINE SEVERITY . 1 . That God sometimes seems to be severe in his dealings with men. These particular injunctions must have had to the Jews an aspect of rigour. An Israelite excommunicated for one of these offenses probably felt that he had been hardly dealt with. God's dealings have an occasional aspect of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 7:21

Unclean beast - that is, carrion of any kind. See Leviticus 11:0.Shall be cut off - See the Exodus 31:14 note. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 7:19-21

Leviticus 7:19-21. All that be clean shall eat thereof Whether priests, or offerers, or guests invited. Both the flesh and the eaters of it must be clean. The soul that eateth Knowingly; for if it were done ignorantly, a sacrifice was accepted for it. Having his uncleanness upon him Not being cleansed according to the appointment, Leviticus 11:24, &c. Shall be cut off from his people That is, excluded from all the privileges of an Israelite. The intention of all these precepts was... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 7:1-38

The law of the offerings (6:8-7:38)In the section known as ‘the law of the offerings’, the additional regulations were mainly for the benefit of the officiating priests. These regulations have already been dealt with in the discussion on the preceding chapters. Although the present chapters list the offerings in a slightly different order from the earlier chapters, the same five categories are dealt with: the burnt offering (6:8-13; see notes on 1:1-17), the cereal offering (6:14-23; see notes... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 7:20

uncleanness. See Leviticus 11:8-44 ; Leviticus 15:1-33 . cut off, &c. This phrase, variously translated, occurs (in Hebrew) six times in Leviticus: Leviticus 7:20 , Leviticus 7:21 , Leviticus 7:25 , Leviticus 7:27 ; Leviticus 19:8 ; Leviticus 23:29 . Compare the other phrase, ". from My presence". See Leviticus 22:3 . his = her in Hebrew Fem, to agree with Heb nehesh, soul. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 7:21

abominable unclean thing = anything an abomination to Jehovah. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Targum of Onkelos, and Syriac, have "unclean reptiles". read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 7:21

Leviticus 7:21. That soul shall be cut off from his people— Excluded from all the privileges of an Israelite; see Genesis 17:14. The intention of all these precepts, Bishop Patrick observes, was to preserve greater reverence and regard to sacred things. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 7:20

20. cut off from his people—that is, excluded from the privileges of an Israelite—lie under a sentence of excommunication. read more