New Revised Standard NRS
The Message Bible MSG
1 If the offering is a sacrifice of well-being, if you offer an animal of the herd, whether male or female, you shall offer one without blemish before the Lord.
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"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.
2 You shall lay your hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons the priests shall dash the blood against all sides of the altar.
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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.
3 You shall offer from the sacrifice of well-being, as an offering by fire to the Lord, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is around the entrails;
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As a Fire-Gift to God from the Peace-Offering, present all the fat that covers or is connected to the entrails,
4 the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the appendage of the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys.
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the two kidneys and the fat around them at the loins, and the lobe of the liver that is removed along with the kidneys.
5 Then Aaron's sons shall turn these into smoke on the altar, with the burnt offering that is on the wood on the fire, as an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the Lord.
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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.
6 If your offering for a sacrifice of well-being to the Lord is from the flock, male or female, you shall offer one without blemish.
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"If your Peace-Offering to God comes from the flock, bring a male or female without defect.
7 If you present a sheep as your offering, you shall bring it before the Lord
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If you offer a lamb, offer it to God.
8 and lay your hand on the head of the offering. It shall be slaughtered before the tent of meeting, and Aaron's sons shall dash its blood against all sides of the altar.
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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.
9 You shall present its fat from the sacrifice of well-being, as an offering by fire to the Lord: the whole broad tail, which shall be removed close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is around the entrails;
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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,
10 the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the appendage of the liver, which you shall remove with the kidneys.
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the two kidneys and the fat around them on the loins, and the lobe of the liver which is removed along with the kidneys.
11 Then the priest shall turn these into smoke on the altar as a food offering by fire to the Lord.
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The priest will burn it on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift to God.
12 If your offering is a goat, you shall bring it before the Lord
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"If the offering is a goat, bring it into the presence of God,
13 and lay your hand on its head; it shall be slaughtered before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall dash its blood against all sides of the altar.
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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.
14 You shall present as your offering from it, as an offering by fire to the Lord, the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is around the entrails;
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As a Fire-Gift to God present the fat that covers and is connected to the entrails,
15 the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the appendage of the liver, which you shall remove with the kidneys.
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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.
16 Then the priest shall turn these into smoke on the altar as a food offering by fire for a pleasing odor. All fat is the Lord's.
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The priest will burn them on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance.
17 It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your settlements: you must not eat any fat or any blood.
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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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