Leviticus 7:16-18

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶“If the sacrifice he offers is a vow^[a]^(A) or a freewill offering,^[b]^(B) it is to be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, and what is left over may be eaten on the next day. ¹⁷But what remains of the sacrificial meat by the third day must be burned up.^(C) ¹⁸If any of the meat of his fellowship sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted.^(D) It will not be credited to the one who presents it; it is repulsive.^(E) The person who eats any of it will be responsible for his sin.^[c]

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Footnotes

Leviticus 7:16 The vow offering, the second category of fellowship sacrifice, was brought as an expression of gratitude to fulfill a vow; Gn 28:20; 2Sm 15:7-8; Pr 7:14.
Leviticus 7:16 The freewill offering, the third category of fellowship sacrifice, was a voluntary expression of gratitude toward God for any reason; Dt 16:10; Ps 54:6.
Leviticus 7:18 Or will bear his guilt