Discovery BoxLeviticus 7:20 
Context7:20 The person who eats meat from the peace offering sacrifice which belongs to the Lord while his uncleanness persists 1 will be cut off from his people. 2
Leviticus 17:4
Context17:4 but has not brought it to the entrance of the Meeting Tent 3 to present it as 4 an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord. He has shed blood, so that man will be cut off from the midst of his people. 5
1 tn Heb “and his unclean condition is on him.”
2 sn The exact meaning of this penalty clause is not certain. It could mean that he will be executed, whether by God or by man, he will be excommunicated from sanctuary worship and/or community benefits (cf. TEV, CEV), or his line will be terminated by God (i.e., extirpation), etc. See J. E. Hartley, Leviticus (WBC), 100; J. Milgrom, Leviticus (AB), 1:457-60; and B. A. Levine, Leviticus (JPSTC), 241-42 for further discussion.
3 tn Smr and LXX add after “tent of meeting” the following: “to make it a burnt offering or a peace offering to the
4 tc Smr includes the suffix “it,” which is needed in any case in the translation to conform to English style.
5 sn The exact meaning of this penalty clause is not certain. It could mean (1) that he will be executed, whether by God or by man, (2) that he will be excommunicated from sanctuary worship and/or community benefits, or (3) that his line will be terminated by God (i.e., extirpation). See also the note on Lev 7:20.
