Leviticus 3:1-17

Laws for Peace Offerings

1 "If his offering is i a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, j he shall offer it k without blemish before the Lord. 2 And l he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and kill it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and Aaron's sons the priests shall throw the blood against the sides of the altar. 3 And from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as a food offering to the Lord, he shall offer m the fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, 4 n and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. 5 Then Aaron's sons o shall burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering, which is on the wood on the fire; it is a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

6 "If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it k without blemish. 7 If he offers a lamb for his offering, then he shall offer it before the Lord, 8 lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it in front of the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. 9 Then from the sacrifice of the peace offering he shall offer as a food offering to the Lord its fat; he shall remove the whole p fat tail, cut off close to the backbone, and the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails 10 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove q with the kidneys. 11 And the priest shall burn it on the altar as r a food offering to the Lord.

12 "If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord 13 and lay his hand on its head and kill it in front of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. 14 Then he shall offer from it, as his offering for a food offering to the Lord, the fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails 15 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove q with the kidneys. 16 And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a r food offering with a pleasing aroma. s All fat is the Lord's. 17 It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither s fat nor t blood."

  1. Cross References
    Leviticus 17:5
    This is to the end that the people of Israel ma...
    Leviticus 22:21
    And when anyone offers a sacrifice of peace off...
    Leviticus 23:19
    And you shall offer one male goat for a sin off...
    Amos 5:22
    Even though you offer me your burnt offerings a...
    Leviticus 7:11 - 21
    And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace o...
    Leviticus 7:29 - 34
    Speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever ...
  2. Cross References
    Leviticus 3:7
    If he offers a lamb for his offering, then he shall offer it before the Lord.
    Leviticus 3:12
    If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 12:5
    Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.
  4. Cross References
    Leviticus 1:4
    He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
  5. Cross References
    Leviticus 4:8 - 9
    And all the fat of the bull of the sin offering he shall remove from it, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails
    Exodus 29:13
    And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.
    Exodus 29:22
    You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination).
  6. Cross References
    Leviticus 3:10
    And the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys.
  7. Cross References
    Leviticus 6:12
    The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not go out. The priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.
  8. Cross References
    Leviticus 3:1
    If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.
  9. Cross References
    Leviticus 9:19
    But the fat pieces of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail and that which covers the entrails and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver -
    Exodus 29:22
    You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination).
  10. Cross References
    Leviticus 3:4
    And the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys.
  11. Cross References
    Leviticus 21:6
    They shall be holy to their God and not profane...
    Leviticus 21:8
    You shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread...
    Leviticus 21:17
    Speak to Aaron, saying, None of your offspring ...
    Leviticus 21:21 - 22
    No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who...
    Leviticus 22:7
    When the sun goes down he shall be clean, and a...
    Leviticus 22:25
    Neither shall you offer as the bread of your Go...
    Numbers 28:2
    "Command the people of Israel and say to them, ...
    Ezekiel 44:7
    In admitting foreigners, uncircumcised in heart...
    Malachi 1:7
    By offering polluted food upon my altar. But yo...
  12. Cross References
    Leviticus 3:10
    And the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys.
  13. Cross References
    Leviticus 3:11
    And the priest shall burn it on the altar as a food offering to the Lord.
  14. Cross References
    Leviticus 7:23 - 25
    Speak to the people of Israel, saying, You shall eat no fat, of ox or sheep or goat.
    1 Samuel 2:15
    Moreover, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, "Give meat for the priest to roast, for he will not accept boiled meat from you but only raw.
    Ezekiel 44:7
    In admitting foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, profaning my temple, when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant, in addition to all your abominations.
    Ezekiel 44:15
    But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me to minister to me. And they shall stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, declares the Lord God.
  15. Cross References
    Leviticus 3:16
    And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering with a pleasing aroma. All fat is the Lord 's.
  16. Cross References
    Leviticus 7:26
    Moreover, you shall eat no blood whatever, whet...
    Leviticus 17:10
    If any one of the house of Israel or of the str...
    Leviticus 17:14
    For the life of every creature is its blood: it...
    Leviticus 19:26
    You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in i...
    Genesis 9:4
    But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that...
    Deuteronomy 12:16
    Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pou...
    Deuteronomy 12:23
    Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for...
    Deuteronomy 15:23
    Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pou...
    1 Samuel 14:33
    Then they told Saul, "Behold, the people are si...
    Acts 15:20
    But should write to them to abstain from the th...
    Acts 15:29
    That you abstain from what has been sacrificed ...
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