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Leviticus 7:12-26 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

12. If a man makes this offering as a thankoffering to God, he shall present, together with the animal to be sacrificed, an offering of bread made without yeast: either thick loaves made of flour mixed with olive oil or biscuits brushed with olive oil or cakes made of flour mixed with olive oil.

13. In addition, he shall offer loaves of bread baked with yeast.

14. He shall present one part of each kind of bread as a special contribution to the Lord; it belongs to the priest who takes the blood of the animal and throws it against the altar.

15. The flesh of the animal must be eaten on the day it is sacrificed; none of it may be left until the next morning.

16. If a man brings a fellowship offering in fulfilment of a vow or as his own freewill offering, not all of it has to be eaten on the day it is offered, but any that is left over may be eaten on the following day.

17. Any meat that still remains on the third day must be burnt.

18. If any of it is eaten on the third day, God will not accept the man's offering. The offering will not be counted to his credit but will be considered unclean, and whoever eats it will suffer the consequences.

19. If the meat comes into contact with anything ritually unclean, it must not be eaten, but must be burned.Anyone who is ritually clean may eat the meat,

20. but if anyone who is not clean eats it, he shall no longer be considered one of God's people.

21. Also, if anyone eats the meat of this offering after he has touched anything ritually unclean, whether from a man or an animal, he shall no longer be considered one of God's people.

22. The Lord gave Moses the following regulations

23. for the people of Israel. No fat of cattle, sheep, or goats shall be eaten.

24. The fat of an animal that has died a natural death or has been killed by a wild animal must not be eaten, but it may be used for any other purpose.

25. Anyone who eats the fat of an animal that may be offered as a food offering to the Lord will no longer be considered one of God's people.

26. No matter where the Israelites live, they must never use the blood of birds or animals for food.

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