Leviticus 3:11

11 Then the priest will burn it on the altar as food,^[a] a fire offering to the Lord.

Leviticus 3:11 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 3:11

And the priest shall burn it upon the altar
The fat of the tail, of the inwards, the two kidneys, and the caul of the liver:

[it is] the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord;
or "bread"; this part of the offering that was burnt belonged to the Lord; it was his food, and what was accepted of by him, and therefore is elsewhere called the bread of God, ( Leviticus 21:8 Leviticus 21:22 ) ( Numbers 28:2 ) .

Leviticus 3:11 In-Context

9 He will then present part of the fellowship sacrifice as a fire offering to the Lord [consisting of] its fat and the entire fat tail, which he is to remove close to the backbone. He will also remove the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat on the entrails,

10 the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins, and the fatty lobe of the liver above the kidneys.

11 Then the priest will burn it on the altar as food, a fire offering to the Lord.

12 "If his offering is a goat, he is to present it before the Lord.

13 He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron's sons will sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lv 3:16; 21:6,8,21; Nm 28:2,24