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1 "If your offering is a Peace-Offering and you present an animal from the herd, either male or female, it must be an animal without any defect.
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“If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.
2 Lay your hand on the head of your offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron's sons, the priests, will throw the blood on all sides of the Altar.
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Lay your hand on the animal’s head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.
3 As a Fire-Gift to God from the Peace-Offering, present all the fat that covers or is connected to the entrails,
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The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD . This includes all the fat around the internal organs,
4 the two kidneys and the fat around them at the loins, and the lobe of the liver that is removed along with the kidneys.
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the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,
5 Aaron and his sons will burn it on the Altar along with the Whole-Burnt-Offering that is on the wood prepared for the fire: a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance to God.
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and Aaron’s sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD .
6 "If your Peace-Offering to God comes from the flock, bring a male or female without defect.
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“If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.
7 If you offer a lamb, offer it to God.
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If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the LORD,
8 Lay your hand on the head of your offering and slaughter it at the Tent of Meeting. The sons of Aaron will throw its blood on all sides of the Altar.
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lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the sheep’s blood against all sides of the altar.
9 As a Fire-Gift to God from the Peace-Offering, present its fat, the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, all the fat on and connected to the entrails,
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The priest must present the fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD . This includes the fat of the broad tail cut off near the backbone, all the fat around the internal organs,
10 the two kidneys and the fat around them on the loins, and the lobe of the liver which is removed along with the kidneys.
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the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,
11 The priest will burn it on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift to God.
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and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the LORD .
12 "If the offering is a goat, bring it into the presence of God,
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“If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the LORD,
13 lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron's sons will throw the blood on all sides of the Altar.
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lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the goat’s blood against all sides of the altar.
14 As a Fire-Gift to God present the fat that covers and is connected to the entrails,
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The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the LORD . This includes all the fat around the internal organs,
15 the two kidneys and the fat which is around them on the loins, and the lobe of the liver which is removed along with the kidneys.
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the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,
16 The priest will burn them on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance.
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and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the LORD . All the fat belongs to the LORD .
17 This is the fixed rule down through the generations, wherever you happen to live: Don't eat the fat; don't eat the blood. None of it."
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“You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live.”
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