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16 Then the priest shall turn these into smoke on the altar as a food offering by fire[a] for a pleasing odor.

“All fat is the Lord’s.(A)

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  1. 3.16 Or a food gift

17 But the firstborn of a cow or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall dash their blood on the altar and turn their fat into smoke as an offering by fire[a] for a pleasing odor to the Lord,(A)

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  1. 18.17 Or a gift

The Examples of Abel, Enoch, and Noah

By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable[a] sacrifice than Cain’s. Through this he received approval as righteous, God himself giving approval to his gifts; he died, but through his faith[b] he still speaks.(A)

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  1. 11.4 Gk greater
  2. 11.4 Gk through it