Leviticus 3

Laws for Peace Offerings

1 'When his offering is a a sacrifice of a peace offering, if he offers it of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it b without 1 blemish before the LORD. 2 'And c he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall d sprinkle the blood all around on the altar. 3 'Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire to the LORD. e The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, 4 'the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; 5 'and Aaron's sons f shall burn it on the altar upon the g burnt sacrifice, which is on the wood that is on the fire, as an h offering made by fire, a i sweet aroma to the LORD.

6 'If his offering as a sacrifice of a peace offering to the LORD is of the flock, whether male or female, j he shall offer it without blemish. 7 'If he offers a k lamb as his offering, then he shall l offer it m before the LORD. 8 'And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. 9 'Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as an offering made by fire to the LORD, its fat and the whole fat tail which he shall remove close to the backbone. And the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, 10 'the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; 11 'and the priest shall burn them on the altar as n food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

12 'And if his o offering is a goat, then p he shall offer it before the LORD. 13 'He shall lay his hand on its head and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. 14 'Then he shall offer from it his offering, as an offering made by fire to the LORD. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, 15 'the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; 16 'and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma; q all the fat is the LORD's. 17 'This shall be a r perpetual 2 statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall eat neither fat nor s blood.' "

  1. Cross References
    Leviticus 7:11
    This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings which he shall offer to the LORD:
    Leviticus 7:29
    Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'He who offers the sacrifice of his peace offering to the LORD shall bring his offering to the LORD from the sacrifice of his peace offering.
  2. Cross References
    Leviticus 1:3
    If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD.
    Leviticus 22:20 - 24
    Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 29:10
    You shall also have the bull brought before the...
    Exodus 29:11
    Then you shall kill the bull before the LORD, b...
    Exodus 29:16
    And you shall kill the ram, and you shall take ...
    Exodus 29:20
    Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of i...
    Leviticus 1:4
    Then he shall put his hand on the head of the b...
    Leviticus 1:5
    He shall kill the bull before the LORD; and the...
    Leviticus 16:21
    Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of t...
  4. Cross References
    Leviticus 1:5
    He shall kill the bull before the LORD; and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 29:13
    And you shall take all the fat that covers the ...
    Exodus 29:22
    Also you shall take the fat of the ram, the fat...
    Leviticus 1:8
    Then the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the p...
    Leviticus 3:16
    And the priest shall burn them on the altar as ...
    Leviticus 4:8
    He shall take from it all the fat of the bull a...
    Leviticus 4:9
    The two kidneys and the fat that is on them by ...
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 29:13
    And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.
    Leviticus 6:12
    And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.
    Leviticus 7:28 - 34
    Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying.
  7. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 35:14
    Then afterward they prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were busy in offering burnt offerings and fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron.
  8. Cross References
    Numbers 28:3 - 10
    And you shall say to them, 'This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to the LORD: two male lambs in their first year without blemish, day by day, as a regular burnt offering.
  9. Cross References
    Numbers 15:8 - 10
    And when you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering, or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or as a peace offering to the LORD.
  10. Cross References
    Leviticus 3:1
    When his offering is a sacrifice of a peace offering, if he offers it of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
    Leviticus 22:20 - 24
    Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf.
  11. Cross References
    Numbers 15:4
    Then he who presents his offering to the LORD shall bring a grain offering of one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil.
    Numbers 15:5
    And one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering you shall prepare with the burnt offering or the sacrifice, for each lamb.
  12. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:62
    Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD.
  13. Cross References
    Leviticus 17:8
    Also you shall say to them: 'Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice.
    Leviticus 17:9
    And does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer it to the LORD, that man shall be cut off from among his people.
  14. Cross References
    Leviticus 21:6
    They shall be holy to their God and not profane...
    Leviticus 21:8
    Therefore you shall consecrate him, for he offe...
    Leviticus 21:17
    Speak to Aaron, saying: 'No man of your descend...
    Leviticus 21:21
    No man of the descendants of Aaron the priest, ...
    Leviticus 21:22
    He may eat the bread of his God, both the most ...
    Leviticus 22:25
    'Nor from a foreigner's hand shall you offer an...
    Numbers 28:2
    "Command the children of Israel, and say to the...
    Ezekiel 44:7
    When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised i...
    Malachi 1:7
    "You offer defiled food on My altar, But say, '...
    Malachi 1:12
    "But you profane it, In that you say, 'The tabl...
  15. Cross References
    Numbers 15:6 - 11
    Or for a ram you shall prepare as a grain offering two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-third of a hin of oil.
  16. Cross References
    Leviticus 3:1
    When his offering is a sacrifice of a peace offering, if he offers it of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
    Leviticus 3:7
    If he offers a lamb as his offering, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
  17. Cross References
    Leviticus 7:23 - 25
    Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'You shall not eat any fat, of ox or sheep or goat.
    1 Samuel 2:15
    Also, before they burned the fat, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, "Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.
    2 Chronicles 7:7
    Furthermore Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the LORD; for there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat.
  18. Cross References
    Leviticus 6:18
    'All the males among the children of Aaron may eat it. It shall be a statute forever in your generations concerning the offerings made by fire to the LORD. Everyone who touches them must be holy.'"
    Leviticus 7:36
    The LORD commanded this to be given to them by the children of Israel, on the day that He anointed them, by a statute forever throughout their generations.
    Leviticus 17:7
    "They shall no more offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have played the harlot. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations."'
    Leviticus 23:14
    You shall eat neither bread nor parched grain nor fresh grain until the same day that you have brought an offering to your God; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
  19. Cross References
    Genesis 9:4
    But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that...
    Leviticus 7:23
    Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'You s...
    Leviticus 7:26
    Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of ...
    Leviticus 17:10
    And whatever man of the house of Israel, or of ...
    Leviticus 17:14
    "for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sus...
    1 Samuel 14:33
    Then they told Saul, saying, "Look, the people ...
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