Leviticus 3

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

Leviticus 3 outlines the regulations for presenting a peace offering to the LORD, which can be an animal chosen from the herd, a lamb from the flock, or a goat. The person offering the animal must present an unblemished male or female before the LORD, lay a hand on its head, and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Following the slaughter, Aaron's sons the priests splatter the blood on all sides of the altar. Specific internal parts, including the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver, are then presented as a food offering to the LORD. The priests burn these designated portions on the altar atop the burnt offering. Finally, the text concludes with a permanent statute for all future generations forbidding the consumption of any fat or blood.

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¹“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD. ²He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar. ³From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, ⁴both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys. ⁵Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. ⁶If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish. ⁷If he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he must present it before the LORD. ⁸He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar. ⁹And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, ¹⁰both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys. ¹¹Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, a food offering to the LORD. ¹²If one’s offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD. ¹³He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar. ¹⁴And from his offering he shall present a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, ¹⁵both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys. ¹⁶Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s. ¹⁷This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”

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