King James Version
What Does Leviticus 7:11 Mean?
“And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD.”
Context
9
And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it. in the pan: or, on the flat plate or, slice
10
And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.
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.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(11) **And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings.**—That is, the rites to be observed in connection with this sacrifice. As in the case of the sin offering (Leviticus 4:24-31 with Leviticus 6:24-30) and the trespass offering (Leviticus 5:1-13 with Leviticus 7:1-10), so here (Leviticus 7:11-21), we have more specific and fuller directions given to the priests with regard to the peace offerings, about which orders had previously been given to the people (Leviticus 3:1-15).
**Which he shall offer.**—That is, he who feels it his duty to offer it to the Lord. This common Hebrew idiom of using a verb with *he *in it without an antecedent is better expressed in English by the impersonal, *which one shall offer, *or by the passive, *which shall be offered. *(See Leviticus 7:20-29.) Three classes of peace offerings are specified—(1) an acknowledgment of mercies received, (2) as a vow offering, (3) as a freewill offering.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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