Leviticus 3:12

THE MESSAGE

"If the offering is a goat, bring it into the presence of God , 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. As a Fire-Gift to God present the fat that covers and is connected to the entrails, 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. The priest will burn them on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance. "All the fat belongs to God . 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."

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"'If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD:

King James Version
And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord .

Lexham English Bible
"‘And if his offering is a goat, then he shall bring it before Yahweh,

New Century Version
"‘If a person's offering is a goat, he must offer it before the Lord

New English Translation
"‘If his offering is a goat he must present it before the Lord ,

Amplified Bible
'If his offering is a goat, he shall present it before the LORD,

New American Standard Bible
'Now if his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Also if his offring be a goate, then shal he offer it before the Lord,

Legacy Standard Bible
‘Moreover, if his offering is a goat, then he shall bring it near before Yahweh,

Contemporary English Version
If you offer a goat, you must also present it to me

Complete Jewish Bible
"‘If his offering is a goat, then he is to present it before Adonai .

Darby Translation
And if his offering be a goat, then he shall present it before Jehovah.

Easy-to-Read Version
"If the offering is a goat, you must bring it before the Lord .

English Standard Version
"If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord

George Lamsa Translation
And if his offering be of the goats then he shall offer it before the LORD.

Good News Translation
If you offer a goat,

Christian Standard Bible®
“If his offering is a goat, he is to present it before the Lord.

Literal Translation
And if his offering is a goat, then he shall bring it near before the face of Jehovah.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf his offeringe be a goate, and bringeth it before the LORDE,

American Standard Version
And if his oblation be a goat, then he shall offer it before Jehovah:

Bible in Basic English
And if his offering is a goat, then let it be placed before the Lord,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
If his offeryng be a Goate, he shall bryng it before the Lorde,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And if his offering be a goat, then he shall present it before the LORD.

King James Version (1611)
And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if his offering be of the goats, then shall he bring it before the Lord.

English Revised Version
And if his oblation be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD:

Berean Standard Bible
If one's offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If his offryng is a geet, and he offrith it to the Lord,

Young's Literal Translation
`And if his offering [is] a goat, then he hath brought it near before Jehovah,

Update Bible Version
And if his oblation is a goat, then he shall offer it before Yahweh:

Webster's Bible Translation
And if his offering [shall be] a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.

World English Bible
"'If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before Yahweh:

New King James Version
"And if his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.

New Living Translation
"If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the Lord ,

New Life Bible
‘If his gift is a goat, then he will give it to the Lord.

New Revised Standard
If your offering is a goat, you shall bring it before the Lord

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But if a goat, be his oblation, then shall he bring it near, before Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
If his offering be a goat, and he offer it to the Lord:

Revised Standard Version
"If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Moreover, if his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD,

Contextual Overview

⁶"If your Peace-Offering to God comes from the flock, bring a male or female without defect. If you offer a lamb, offer it to God . 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. 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, the two kidneys and the fat around them on the loins, and the lobe of the liver which is removed along with the kidneys. The priest will burn it on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift to God . ¹²"If the offering is a goat, bring it into the presence of God , 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. As a Fire-Gift to God present the fat that covers and is connected to the entrails, 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. The priest will burn them on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance. "All the fat belongs to God . 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." ¹⁷The Peace-Offering "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. 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. As a Fire-Gift to God from the Peace-Offering, present all the fat that covers or is connected to the entrails, the two kidneys and the fat around them at the loins, and the lobe of the liver that is removed along with the kidneys. 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 . "If your Peace-Offering to God comes from the flock, bring a male or female without defect. If you offer a lamb, offer it to God . 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. 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, the two kidneys and the fat around them on the loins, and the lobe of the liver which is removed along with the kidneys. The priest will burn it on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift to God . "If the offering is a goat, bring it into the presence of God , 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. As a Fire-Gift to God present the fat that covers and is connected to the entrails, 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. The priest will burn them on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance. "All the fat belongs to God . 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."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a goat: Leviticus 3:1, Leviticus 3:7-17, Leviticus 1:2, Leviticus 1:6, Leviticus 1:10, Leviticus 9:3, Leviticus 9:15, Leviticus 10:16, Leviticus 22:19-27, Isaiah 53:2, Isaiah 53:6, Matthew 25:32, Matthew 25:33, Romans 8:3, 2 Corinthians 5:21

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 10:3 - three kids

Cross-References

Genesis 2:18
God said, "It's not good for the Man to be alone; I'll make him a helper, a companion." So God formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name. The Man named the cattle, named the birds of the air, named the wild animals; but he didn't find a suitable companion.

Genesis 3:13
"The serpent seduced me," she said, "and I ate."

Genesis 3:20
The Man, known as Adam, named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living.

Genesis 3:21
God made leather clothing for Adam and his wife and dressed them.

Proverbs 19:3
People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does God always get blamed?

Proverbs 28:13
You can't whitewash your sins and get by with it; you find mercy by admitting and leaving them.

Luke 10:29
Looking for a loophole, he asked, "And just how would you define ‘neighbor'?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And if his offering be a goat,.... As it might be, and which also was of the flock:

then he shall offer it before the Lord; in the same place and manner as the bullock and the lamb, Leviticus 3:1

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See Leviticus 1:10 note. Birds were not accepted as peace-offerings, most probably because they were, by themselves, insufficient to make up a sacrificial meal.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 3:12. A goat — Implying the whole species, he-goat, she-goat, and kid, as we have already seen.