Leviticus 3:1-10

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.

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.

3 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 and the fat around them at the loins, and the lobe of the liver that is removed along 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.

6 "If your Peace-Offering to God comes from the flock, bring a male or female without defect.

7 If you offer a lamb, offer it to God.

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.

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,

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.

Leviticus 3:1-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 3

This chapter contains the law of the peace offerings, and gives an account what they consisted of, and of the various rites and ceremonies used at them, as of the bullock and the rites appertaining to that, Le 3:1-5 and of the lamb, and of the rites peculiar to it, Le 3:6-11 and of the goat, and of the rites belonging to it, Le 3:12-16 and the chapter is concluded with a law forbidding the eating of fat and blood throughout their dwellings for ever, Le 3:17.