Leviticus 3:11

11 The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering presented to the LORD.

Leviticus 3:11 in Other Translations

11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.

11 And the priest shall burn it on the altar as a food offering to the LORD.

11 and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the LORD .

11 The priest will burn it on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift to God.

11 Then the priest will burn it on the altar as food, 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 From 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,

10 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which you will remove with the kidneys.

11 The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering presented to the LORD.

12 “ ‘If your offering is a goat, you are to present it before the LORD,

13 lay 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.

Cross References

• 1. S ver 5
• 2. ver 16; Leviticus 21:6,17; Numbers 28:2
• 3. Leviticus 9:18