Leviticus 7:21When anyone touches any unclean thing, the uncleanness of man, or an unclean animal, or any unclean abomination, and eats some of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which belong to Yahweh, that soul shall be cut off from his people.'"
The setting
Mount Sinai wilderness, ~1446 BC. God defines what makes a person ceremonially unclean before approaching sacred meals. Modern day: Sinai Peninsula, Egypt.
The emotion here: careful reverence while documenting God's boundary requirements
The original word
tame' (טמא) — ceremonially unclean, contaminated, unfit for sacred space
Why it matters
Unclean animals included anything that died naturally—touching a carcass made you unfit for worship
Read with care
What most readers miss in Leviticus 7:21
The 'unclean abomination' refers to idol food—mixing worship of other gods with Yahweh
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about physical cleanliness, but it's about spiritual contamination—what you allow to influence your heart before approaching God.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Leviticus 7:21
Bible Genome reading
Leviticus 7:21 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Leviticus 7:21 comes from the book of Leviticus, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include contamination, judgment, holiness. Notable phrases: touches any unclean thing; cut off. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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