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.