Leviticus 7:24
And the fat of such animals as have died of themselves, or have been seized of beasts, may be employed for any work; but it shall not be eaten for food.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
23Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no fat of oxen or sheep or goats.
Cross References
Exodus 22:30And ye shall be holy men to me; and ye shall not eat flesh taken of beasts, ye shall cast it to the dog.
Leviticus 17:15And every soul which eats that which has died of itself, or is taken of beasts, either among the natives or among the strangers, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening: then shall he be clean.
Deuteronomy 14:21Ye shall eat nothing that dies of itself; it shall be given to the sojourner in thy cities and he shall eat it, or thou shalt sell it to a stranger, because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not boil a lamb in his mother’s milk.
Ezekiel 44:31And the priests shall eat no bird or beast that dies of itself, or is taken of wild beasts.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 7:12-35
Law of the Peace-Offering. ( b. c. 1490.) 11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the Lord . 12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried. 13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings. 14 And of it he shall offer one… Read the whole commentary →