Leviticus 3
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1‘When his offering is a sacrifice of a peace offering, if he offers it of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.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.
2And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood all around on 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.
3Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire to the LORD. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,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,
4the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove;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,
5and Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is on the wood that is on the fire, as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma 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 his offering as a sacrifice of a peace offering to the LORD is of the flock, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.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 he offers a lamb as his offering, then he shall offer it before the LORD.7If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the LORD,
8And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood all around on 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.
9‘Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as an offering made by fire to the LORD, its fat and the whole fat tail which he shall remove close to the backbone. And the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,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,
10the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove;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,
11and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.11and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the LORD.
12‘And if his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.12“If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the LORD,
13He shall lay his hand on its head and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood all around on 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.
14Then he shall offer from it his offering, as an offering made by fire to the LORD. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,14The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,
15the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove;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,
16and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire for a sweet 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.
17This shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall eat neither fat nor 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.”
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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