Leviticus 7:4

4 the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These are to be 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 The animal sacrificed as a guilt offering must be slaughtered at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered, and its blood must be splattered against all sides of the altar.

3 The priest will then offer all its fat on the altar, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs,

4 the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These are to be removed with the kidneys,

5 and the priests will burn them on the altar as a special gift presented to the LORD . This is the guilt offering.

6 Any male from a priest’s family may eat the meat. It must be eaten in a sacred place, for it is most holy.