Leviticus 3
International Standard Version
Peace Offerings
3 “If someone’s[a] offering is a peace offering[b] from the cattle, the presenter[c] is to offer it without defect, whether the animal[d] is male or female. They are to be brought to the Lord. 2 Then the presenter is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. After this, Aaron’s sons, the priests, are to sprinkle the blood on and around the altar.
3 “The presenter is then to bring a gift from the peace offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord. He is to remove the fat that covers the internal organs,[e] all of the fat that is inside the internal organs, 4 the two kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the fatty mass[f] that surrounds the liver and kidneys. 5 Then Aaron’s sons are to burn them on the altar, over the burnt offering that has been placed on the wood over the fire, as an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
6 “If his offering to the Lord is a peace offering from the flock, whether male or female, he is to bring it without defect. 7 If the offering that he is bringing is a lamb, then he is to bring it to the Lord. 8 He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons are to sprinkle the blood on and around the altar.
9 “The presenter is then to bring a gift from the peace offering as an offering made by fire to the Lord. He is to remove the fat—the entire fat tail near the spine, the fat that covers the internal organs, all of the fat that is inside the internal organs, 10 the two kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the fatty mass[g] that surrounds the liver and kidneys. 11 Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as a food offering made by fire to the Lord.
12 “If his offering is a goat, then he is to bring it to the Lord, 13 lay his hand over its head, then slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. After this, Aaron’s sons are to sprinkle the blood on and around the altar.
14 “The presenter is then to present the gift as an offering made by fire to the Lord, that is, the fat that covers the internal organs, all the fat that is inside the internal organs, 15 the two kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the fatty mass[h] that surrounds the liver and kidneys. 16 The priest is to burn it on the altar, a food offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to the Lord.
17 “This is to be a lasting statute for all your generations, wherever you live. You are not to eat any fat or blood.”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 3:1 Lit. his
- Leviticus 3:1 Or sacrifice of peace
- Leviticus 3:1 The Heb. lacks presenter, and so throughout the chapter
- Leviticus 3:1 Lit. whether it
- Leviticus 3:3 Or inward parts
- Leviticus 3:4 Or appendage
- Leviticus 3:10 Or appendage
- Leviticus 3:15 Or appendage
Leviticus 3
Lexham English Bible
Laws for Fellowship Offerings
3 “‘Now if[a] his offering is a sacrifice of fellowship offering, if he brings it from the cattle,[b] whether male or female, he must bring it without defect before Yahweh. 2 He[c] must lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the tent of assembly, and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood on the altar all around. 3 He shall present[d] from the sacrifice of the fellowship offering an offering made by fire for Yahweh consisting of[e] the fat covering the inner parts[f] and all the fat that is on the inner parts,[g] 4 the two kidneys,[h] and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys. 5 Aaron’s sons shall turn it to smoke on the altar in addition to the burnt offering that is on the wood, which is on the fire; it is an offering made by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
6 “‘But if his offering for a sacrifice of fellowship offering for Yahweh is from the flock,[i] he must bring a male or a female without defect. 7 If he brings a sheep as his offering, then[j] he shall present it before Yahweh, 8 and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and he shall slaughter it before the tent of assembly, and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on the altar all around. 9 He shall present[k] from the sacrifice of the fellowship offering an offering made by fire for Yahweh: he must remove its fat, the entire fat tail near the tailbone, and the fat covering the inner parts[l] and all the fat that is on the inner parts,[m] 10 the two kidneys,[n] and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys. 11 The priest[o] shall turn it into smoke on the altar as a food offering made by fire for Yahweh.
12 “‘And[p] if his offering is a goat, then[q] he shall bring it before Yahweh, 13 and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and he shall slaughter it before the tent of assembly, and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on the altar all around. 14 He shall present[r] his offering from it as an offering made by fire for Yahweh: the fat covering the inner parts[s] and all the fat that is on the inner parts,[t] 15 the two kidneys,[u] and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys. 16 The priest[v] shall turn them into smoke on the altar as a food offering;[w] all the fat is an offering made by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. 17 This is[x] a lasting statute for your generations in all your dwellings: you must not eat any fat or any blood.’”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 3:1 Or “And if”
- Leviticus 3:1 Or “the herd”
- Leviticus 3:2 Or “And he”
- Leviticus 3:3 Or “And he shall present”
- Leviticus 3:3 The Hebrew accusative implies this transition
- Leviticus 3:3 Or “entrails”
- Leviticus 3:3 Or “entrails”
- Leviticus 3:4 Or “and the two kidneys”
- Leviticus 3:6 The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
- Leviticus 3:7 Or “and”
- Leviticus 3:9 Or “And he shall present”
- Leviticus 3:9 Or “entrails”
- Leviticus 3:9 Or “entrails”
- Leviticus 3:10 Or “and the two kidneys”
- Leviticus 3:11 Or “And the priest”
- Leviticus 3:12 Or “But”
- Leviticus 3:12 Or “and”
- Leviticus 3:14 Or “And he shall present”
- Leviticus 3:14 Or “entrails”
- Leviticus 3:14 Or “entrails”
- Leviticus 3:15 Or “and the two kidneys”
- Leviticus 3:16 Or “And the priest”
- Leviticus 3:16 Compare v. 11
- Leviticus 3:17 Understood by context
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