Leviticus 19:6

It needs to be eaten the day you sacrifice it, or the next day. Whatever is left over on the third day must be burned.

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In The King James Version

It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.

In Context

5When you sacrifice a peace offering to the Lord, make sure you do it correctly so God will accept you.

7If you do eat some of it on the third day, the sacrifice becomes repulsive and won't be accepted.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:10Make sure nothing is left until the morning. If there is anything left over, burn it by morning.

Leviticus 7:17However, any meat of the sacrifice still remaining on the third day must be burned.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:2-11

Ceremonial and Moral Laws. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy. 3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. 4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God. 5 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord , ye shall offer it at your own will. 6 It shall be… Read the whole commentary →

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