Any meat of the sacrifice left over till the third day must be burned up. The three-day limit is absolute: what remains on the third day must be burned, not eaten. The burning of leftover offerings after the prescribed eating window communicates the principle that what is consecrated to God retains its sacred character — it cannot transition from sacred food to ordinary provisions. The meat of the fellowship offering that is not eaten within the prescribed window does not become ordinary meat that can be taken home and used for other purposes. The sacred character of the offering persists even when the eating window closes.

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