Lev 7:18 | NET2full | STEP | If some of the meat of his peace-offering sacrifice is ever eaten on the third day , it will not be accepted ; it will not be accounted to the one who presented it since it is spoiled , and the person who eats from it will bear his punishment for iniquity .

Leviticus 7:18

18 If some of the meat of his peace-offering sacrifice is ever eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted; it will not be accounted to the one who presented it since it is spoiled, ^{▼▼tn Or “desecrated,” or “defiled,” or “forbidden.” For this difficult term see J. Milgrom, Leviticus (AB), 1:422. Cf. NIV “it has become impure”; NCV “it will become unclean”; NLT “will be contaminated.”} and the person who eats from it will bear his punishment for iniquity. ^{▼▼tn Heb “his iniquity he shall bear” (cf. Lev 5:1); NIV “will be held responsible”; NRSV “shall incur guilt”; TEV “will suffer the consequences.”}