Leviticus 7:4

4 the two kidneys and the fat encasing them at the loins, and the lobe of the liver that is removed with the kidneys.

Leviticus 7:4 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 7:4

And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] on them
Which are usually covered with fat:

which [is] by the flanks:
or rather that which is "upon" them ^F25; for this respects not the situation of the kidneys, nor the fat upon them, but the fat which is upon the flanks, as distinct from that, and where there are great collops of it, see ( Job 15:27 ) :

and the caul [that is] above the liver;
the lobe upon the liver, according to the Septuagint:

with the kidneys, it shall he take away;
all the fat before mentioned, together with the kidneys, were to be taken away from the ram of the trespass offering, and burnt, as follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 (Mylokh le rva) "et qui est superiliis", Tigurine version.

Leviticus 7:4 In-Context

2 Slaughter the Compensation-Offering in the same place that the Whole-Burnt-Offering is slaughtered. Splash its blood against all sides of the Altar.

3 Offer up all the fat: the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails,

4 the two kidneys and the fat encasing them at the loins, and the lobe of the liver that is removed with the kidneys.

5 The priest burns them on the Altar as a gift to God. It is a Compensation-Offering.

6 Any male from among the priests' families may eat it. But it must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.