Leviticus 3
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1"'If your offering is a fellowship offering, and you offer an animal from the herd, whether male or female, you are to present before the LORD an animal without defect.1“If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.
2You are to lay your hand on the head of your offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons the priests shall splash the blood against the sides of the altar.2Lay your hand on the animal’s head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.
3From the fellowship offering you are to bring a food offering to the LORD: the internal organs and all the fat that is connected to them,3The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,
4both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which you will remove with the kidneys.4the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,
5Then Aaron's sons are to burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering that is lying on the burning wood; it is a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.5and Aaron’s sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
6"'If you offer an animal from the flock as a fellowship offering to the LORD, you are to offer a male or female without defect.6“If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.
7If you offer a lamb, you are to present it before the LORD,7If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the LORD,
8lay your hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons shall splash its blood against the sides of the altar.8lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the sheep’s blood against all sides of the altar.
9From the fellowship offering you are to bring a food offering to the LORD: its fat, the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the internal organs and all the fat that is connected to them,9The priest must present the fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes the fat of the broad tail cut off near the backbone, all the fat around the internal organs,
10both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which you will remove with the kidneys.10the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,
11The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering presented to the LORD.11and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the LORD.
12"'If your offering is a goat, you are to present it before the LORD,12“If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the LORD,
13lay your hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons shall splash its blood against the sides of the altar.13lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the goat’s blood against all sides of the altar.
14From what you offer you are to present this food offering to the LORD: the internal organs and all the fat that is connected to them,14The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,
15both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which you will remove with the kidneys.15the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,
16The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD's.16and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD.
17"'This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.'"17“You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live.”
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