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but the soul who eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, that pertain to Yahweh, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
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Purity for a Holy Meal
Commentators explain that the peace offering was holy because it pertained to the Lord. Therefore, anyone in a state of ritual uncleanness was forbidden from eating it. This rule demonstrates the seriousness of approaching God; participation in sacred acts requires purity. The penalty for violating this was to be "cut off from his people," which could mean excommunication or even premature death.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
But the soul that eateth, etc. — Anyone who partakes of the Lord’s holy peace offering in a state of legal defilement, ar…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the soul that eats [of] the flesh of the sacrificeof the peace offerings, that [pertain] to the Lord…
Presbyterian
Regarding the peace-offerings, God allowed them more freedom in expressing their sense of mercy than in expressing their sense of sin, so that thei…
