Leviticus 19:6

Let it be used for food on the same day on which it is offered, or on the day after; and whatever is over on the third day is to be burned with fire.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

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

5And when you give a peace offering to the Lord, do it in the way which is pleasing to the Lord.

7If any of it is used for food on the third day, it is a disgusting thing and will not be pleasing to the Lord.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:10Do not keep any of it till the morning; anything which is not used is to be burned with fire.

Leviticus 7:17But if any of the flesh of the offering is still unused on the third day, it is to be burned with fire.

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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