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Wednesday, September 10th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Leviticus 3:16
Then the priest will bring that food as a sweet-smelling gift to the Lord. The fat belongs to the Lord .
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Hebrew Names Version
The Kohen shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is the LORD's.
The Kohen shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is the LORD's.
King James Version
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the Lord 's.
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the Lord 's.
Lexham English Bible
The priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar as a food offering; all the fat is an offering made by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
The priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar as a food offering; all the fat is an offering made by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
New Century Version
The priest will burn these parts on the altar as food. It is an offering made by fire, and its smell is pleasing to the Lord . All the fat belongs to the Lord .
The priest will burn these parts on the altar as food. It is an offering made by fire, and its smell is pleasing to the Lord . All the fat belongs to the Lord .
New English Translation
Then the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar as a food gift for a soothing aroma—all the fat belongs to the Lord .
Then the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar as a food gift for a soothing aroma—all the fat belongs to the Lord .
Amplified Bible
'The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food. It is an offering by fire, a sweet and soothing aroma; all the fat is the LORD'S.
'The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food. It is an offering by fire, a sweet and soothing aroma; all the fat is the LORD'S.
New American Standard Bible
'The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire as a soothing aroma; all fat is the LORD'S.
'The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire as a soothing aroma; all fat is the LORD'S.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the Priest shall burne them vpon the altar, as the meate of an offering made by fire for a sweete sauour: all the fatte is the Lordes.
So the Priest shall burne them vpon the altar, as the meate of an offering made by fire for a sweete sauour: all the fatte is the Lordes.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire for a soothing aroma; all fat is Yahweh's.
And the priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire for a soothing aroma; all fat is Yahweh's.
Contemporary English Version
One of the priests will put these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering with a smell that pleases me. All fat belongs to me.
One of the priests will put these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering with a smell that pleases me. All fat belongs to me.
Complete Jewish Bible
The cohen will make them go up in smoke on the altar; it is food, an offering made by fire to be a fragrant aroma; all the fat belongs to Adonai .
The cohen will make them go up in smoke on the altar; it is food, an offering made by fire to be a fragrant aroma; all the fat belongs to Adonai .
Darby Translation
and the priest shall burn them on the altar: [it is] the food of the offering by fire for a sweet odour. All the fat [shall be] Jehovah's.
and the priest shall burn them on the altar: [it is] the food of the offering by fire for a sweet odour. All the fat [shall be] Jehovah's.
English Standard Version
And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering with a pleasing aroma. All fat is the Lord 's.
And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering with a pleasing aroma. All fat is the Lord 's.
George Lamsa Translation
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar; it is a food offering made by fire for a sweet savour; all the fat is the LORDS.
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar; it is a food offering made by fire for a sweet savour; all the fat is the LORDS.
Good News Translation
The priest shall burn all this on the altar as a food offering pleasing to the Lord . All the fat belongs to the Lord .
The priest shall burn all this on the altar as a food offering pleasing to the Lord . All the fat belongs to the Lord .
Christian Standard Bible®
Then the priest will burn the food on the altar, as a fire offering for a pleasing aroma.
Then the priest will burn the food on the altar, as a fire offering for a pleasing aroma.
Literal Translation
And the priest shall burn them as incense on the altar, bread of the fire offering for a soothing fragrance; all the fat is Jehovah's.
And the priest shall burn them as incense on the altar, bread of the fire offering for a soothing fragrance; all the fat is Jehovah's.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the prest shal burne it vpo the altare, for the meate of the sacrifice to a swete sauoure.
And the prest shal burne it vpo the altare, for the meate of the sacrifice to a swete sauoure.
American Standard Version
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is Jehovah's.
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is Jehovah's.
Bible in Basic English
That it may be burned by the priest on the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet smell: all the fat is the Lord's.
That it may be burned by the priest on the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet smell: all the fat is the Lord's.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the priest shall burne them vpon the aulter, for the foode of the sacrifice made by fire for a sweete sauour: All the fat is the Lordes.
And the priest shall burne them vpon the aulter, for the foode of the sacrifice made by fire for a sweete sauour: All the fat is the Lordes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the priest shall make them smoke upon the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savour; all the fat is the LORD'S.
And the priest shall make them smoke upon the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savour; all the fat is the LORD'S.
King James Version (1611)
And the Priest shall burne them vpon the Altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet sauour: All the fat is the Lords.
And the Priest shall burne them vpon the Altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet sauour: All the fat is the Lords.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the priest shall offer it upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering, a smell of sweet savour to the Lord. All the fat belongs to the Lord.
And the priest shall offer it upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering, a smell of sweet savour to the Lord. All the fat belongs to the Lord.
English Revised Version
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD'S.
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD'S.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the priest will burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD's.
Then the priest will burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD's.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the preest schal brenne tho on the auter, in to the fedyng of fier, and of swettest odour; al the fatnesse schal be the Lordis,
And the preest schal brenne tho on the auter, in to the fedyng of fier, and of swettest odour; al the fatnesse schal be the Lordis,
Young's Literal Translation
and the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar -- bread of a fire-offering, for sweet fragrance; all the fat [is] Jehovah's.
and the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar -- bread of a fire-offering, for sweet fragrance; all the fat [is] Jehovah's.
Update Bible Version
And the priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is Yahweh's.
And the priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is Yahweh's.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: [it is] the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savor: all the fat [is] the LORD'S.
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: [it is] the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savor: all the fat [is] the LORD'S.
World English Bible
The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is Yahweh's.
The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is Yahweh's.
New King James Version
and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma; all the fat is the LORD's.
and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma; all the fat is the LORD's.
New Living Translation
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 .
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 .
New Life Bible
The religious leader will burn them on the altar, a food gift by fire for a pleasing smell. All fat is the Lord's.
The religious leader will burn them on the altar, a food gift by fire for a pleasing smell. All fat is the Lord's.
New Revised Standard
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.
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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then shall the priest make a perfume at the altar, - the food of an altar-flame for a satisfying odour, - all the fat - unto Yahweh.
Then shall the priest make a perfume at the altar, - the food of an altar-flame for a satisfying odour, - all the fat - unto Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, for the food of the fire, and of a most sweet savour. All the fat shall be the Lord’s.
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, for the food of the fire, and of a most sweet savour. All the fat shall be the Lord’s.
Revised Standard Version
And the priest shall burn them on the altar as food offered by fire for a pleasing odor. All fat is the LORD's.
And the priest shall burn them on the altar as food offered by fire for a pleasing odor. All fat is the LORD's.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire for a soothing aroma; all fat is the LORD'S.
'The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire for a soothing aroma; all fat is the LORD'S.
Contextual Overview
6 "If you offer a sheep or a goat as a fellowship offering to the Lord , whether it is a male or a female, it must have nothing wrong with it. 7 If you bring a lamb as an offering to the Lord , 8 you must put your hand on the animal's head and kill it in front of the Meeting Tent. Then Aaron's sons will splash the animal's blood on all four sides of the altar. 9 The priest will take part of the fellowship offering to the altar as a gift to the Lord . The priest must cut off the tail close to the backbone. Then he will offer the tail with all its fat and the fat that is over and around the animal's inner parts. 10 He will also offer the two kidneys and the fat covering them near the lower back muscles. He will also offer the fat part of the liver. He must remove it with the kidneys. 11 Then the priest will take that part to the altar to be burned up as food, a gift to the Lord . 12 "If the offering is a goat, you must bring it before the Lord . 13 You must put your hand on the goat's head and kill it in front of the Meeting Tent. Then Aaron's sons, the priests, must splash the goat's blood on all four sides of the altar. 14 The priest will give part of the fellowship offering as a gift to the Lord . He will offer the fat that is over and around the animal's inner parts. 15 He will offer the two kidneys and the fat covering them near the lower back muscle. He will also offer the fat part of the liver. He will remove it with the kidneys.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
it is the food: Leviticus 3:11
all the fat: Leviticus 3:3-5, Leviticus 3:9-11, Leviticus 3:14, Leviticus 3:15, Leviticus 4:8-19, Leviticus 4:26, Leviticus 4:31, Leviticus 7:23-25, Leviticus 8:25, Leviticus 9:24, Leviticus 17:6, Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:22, 1 Samuel 2:15, 1 Samuel 2:16, 2 Chronicles 7:7, Isaiah 53:10, Matthew 22:37
Reciprocal: Genesis 4:4 - fat Exodus 29:25 - offering Leviticus 3:17 - eat neither Leviticus 7:3 - General Leviticus 7:5 - General Leviticus 7:31 - the priest Leviticus 9:19 - General Leviticus 21:17 - bread Deuteronomy 12:23 - the blood is 2 Kings 16:13 - he burnt 2 Chronicles 29:35 - the fat Psalms 37:20 - smoke Isaiah 9:5 - fuel Isaiah 43:24 - neither Ezekiel 44:7 - when Ezekiel 44:15 - the fat Ephesians 5:2 - for a
Cross-References
Genesis 3:1
The snake was the most clever of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. The snake spoke to the woman and said, "Woman, did God really tell you that you must not eat from any tree in the garden?"
The snake was the most clever of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. The snake spoke to the woman and said, "Woman, did God really tell you that you must not eat from any tree in the garden?"
Genesis 3:6
The woman could see that the tree was beautiful and the fruit looked so good to eat. She also liked the idea that it would make her wise. So she took some of the fruit from the tree and ate it. Her husband was there with her, so she gave him some of the fruit, and he ate it.
The woman could see that the tree was beautiful and the fruit looked so good to eat. She also liked the idea that it would make her wise. So she took some of the fruit from the tree and ate it. Her husband was there with her, so she gave him some of the fruit, and he ate it.
Genesis 3:7
Then it was as if their eyes opened, and they saw things differently. They saw that they were naked. So they got some fig leaves, sewed them together, and wore them for clothes.
Then it was as if their eyes opened, and they saw things differently. They saw that they were naked. So they got some fig leaves, sewed them together, and wore them for clothes.
Genesis 3:8
During the cool part of the day, the Lord God was walking in the garden. The man and the woman heard him, and they hid among the trees in the garden.
During the cool part of the day, the Lord God was walking in the garden. The man and the woman heard him, and they hid among the trees in the garden.
Genesis 3:9
The Lord God called to the man and said, "Where are you?"
The Lord God called to the man and said, "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:10
The man said, "I heard you walking in the garden, and I was afraid. I was naked, so I hid."
The man said, "I heard you walking in the garden, and I was afraid. I was naked, so I hid."
Genesis 3:11
God said to the man, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat fruit from that special tree? I told you not to eat from that tree!"
God said to the man, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat fruit from that special tree? I told you not to eat from that tree!"
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman you put here with me gave me fruit from that tree. So I ate it."
The man said, "The woman you put here with me gave me fruit from that tree. So I ate it."
Genesis 3:16
Then God said to the woman, "I will cause you to have much trouble when you are pregnant. And when you give birth to children, you will have much pain. You will want your husband very much, but he will rule over you."
Then God said to the woman, "I will cause you to have much trouble when you are pregnant. And when you give birth to children, you will have much pain. You will want your husband very much, but he will rule over you."
Genesis 3:17
Then God said to the man, "I commanded you not to eat from that tree. But you listened to your wife and ate from it. So I will curse the ground because of you. You will have to work hard all your life for the food the ground produces.
Then God said to the man, "I commanded you not to eat from that tree. But you listened to your wife and ate from it. So I will curse the ground because of you. You will have to work hard all your life for the food the ground produces.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar,.... Which shows that not the fat only, but the inwards and the kidneys, were burnt also; so Maimonides says l, that the priest salted the parts, and burned them upon the altar; and the priests might not have the breast and shoulder (which were what belonged to them) until the parts were burnt:
[it is] the food of the offering made by fire; which the Lord ate of, or accepted of:
for a sweet savour; as a type of the sweet smelling sacrifice of Christ, with which he is well pleased;
all the fat is the Lord's; that is, all that was upon the parts mentioned in the several sacrifices of peace offerings, which was to be taken off and burnt: though the Jewish writers understand it of all fat in general, and so interpret the law that follows.
l Ut supra, (Maaseh Hakorbanot) c. 9. sect. 11.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Rather, as food of an offering made by fire for a sweet savour, shall all the fat be for Yahweh. Our bodily taste and smell furnish figures of the satisfaction with which the Lord accepts the appointed symbols of the true worship of the heart. All that was sent up in the fire of the altar, including the parts of the sin-offering Leviticus 4:31, as well as the burnt-offering (Leviticus 1:9, etc.), was accepted for “a sweet savour”: but the word food may here have a special fitness in its application to the peace-offering, which served for food also to the priests and the offerer, and so symbolized communion between the Lord, His ministers, and His worshippers.
The fat is the Lord’s - The significance of this appears to consist in the fact that its proper development in the animal is, in general, a mark of perfection.
