Leviticus 3

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Laws for Peace Offerings

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.

¹“ And if his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he is bringing near from the herd, whether male or female, he shall bring it near unblemished before the face of YHWH.

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.

²And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and he shall slaughter it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood on the altar all around.

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,

³And he shall bring near from the sacrifice of the peace offerings a fire offering to YHWH: The fat that is covering the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails,

⁴both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.

⁴and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, that is on the flanks, and the lobe of the liver above the kidneys, which he shall remove.

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.

⁵And the sons of Aaron shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt offering which is on the wood that is on the fire, it is a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to YHWH.

⁶If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.

⁶And if his offering is from the flock, for a sacrifice of peace offerings to YHWH, male or female, he shall bring it near unblemished.

⁷If he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he must present it before the LORD.

⁷If he is bringing near a lamb as his offering, then he shall offer it before the face of YHWH.

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.

⁸And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and he shall slaughter it before the face of the Tent of Meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood on the altar all around.

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,

⁹And he shall bring near from the sacrifice of the peace offerings a fire offering to YHWH, its fat, the entire fat tail close to the backbone, he shall remove it, and the fat that is covering the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails,

¹⁰both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.

¹⁰and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, that is on the flanks, and the lobe of the liver above the kidneys, which he shall remove.

¹¹Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, a food offering to the LORD.

¹¹And the priest shall burn it on the altar as food, a fire offering to YHWH.

¹²If one’s offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.

¹²And if his offering is a goat, then he shall bring it near before the face of YHWH.

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.

¹³And He shall lay his hand on its head, and he shall slaughter it before the face of the Tent of Meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood on the altar all around.

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,

¹⁴And he shall bring near from it his offering, a fire offering to YHWH, the fat that is covering the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails,

¹⁵both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.

¹⁵and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, that is on the flanks, and the lobe of the liver above the kidneys, which he shall remove.

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.

¹⁶And the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, a fire offering for a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to YHWH.

¹⁷This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”

¹⁷This is an everlasting statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: Any fat and any blood you shall not eat.”