6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
6 It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day; anything left over until the third day must be burned up.
6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the day after, and anything left over until the third day shall be burned up with fire.
6 Eat it on the day you sacrifice it and the day following. Whatever is left until the third day is to be burned up.
6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day. And if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire.
6 The sacrifice must be eaten on the same day you offer it or on the next day. Whatever is left over until the third day must be completely burned up.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 19:6
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There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God of Israel is a holy God, verse 35. We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall we adorn the gospel.