“‘When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Leviticus 19:5 in context
Leviticus 19:2–8
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“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, the LORD your God, am holy.
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“‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
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“‘Don’t turn to idols, nor make molten gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.
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“‘When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.
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It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day. If anything remains until the third day, it shall be burned with fire.
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If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will not be accepted;
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but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of the LORD, and that soul shall be cut off from his people.
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