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Leviticus 3:14

From this offering the person must make a sacrifice by fire to the Lord . He must offer all the fat of the goat's inner organs (both the fat that is in them and that covers them),

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Fat;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Offerings;   Sacrifices;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Sacrifice;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Priesthood;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Expiation, Propitiation;   Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Inwards, Inward Parts;   Leviticus;   Priests and Levites;   Propitiation;   Sacrifice and Offering;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Kidneys;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Offering;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Unclean Meats;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Offerings;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Tabernacle, the;   Worship, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Sacrifice;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He shall offer from it as his offering, an offering made by fire to the LORD; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,
King James Version
And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Lexham English Bible
He shall present his offering from it as an offering made by fire for Yahweh: the fat covering the inner parts and all the fat that is on the inner parts,
New English Translation
Then he must present from it his offering as a gift to the Lord : the fat which covers the entrails and all the fat on the entrails,
Amplified Bible
'Then he shall present from it as his offering, an offering by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails,
New American Standard Bible
'From it he shall present his offering as an offering by fire to the LORD, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then he shall offer thereof his offring, euen an offring made by fire vnto the Lorde, the fat that couereth the inwardes, and all the fatte that is vpon the inwardes.
Legacy Standard Bible
And from it he shall bring near his offering as an offering by fire to Yahweh the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,
Contemporary English Version
Offer all of the fat on the animal's insides,
Complete Jewish Bible
He is to present from it his offering, an offering made by fire to Adonai ; it is to consist of the fat covering the inner organs, all the fat above the inner organs,
Darby Translation
And he shall present thereof his offering, an offering by fire to Jehovah; the fat that covereth the inwards and all the fat that is on the inwards,
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
English Standard Version
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
George Lamsa Translation
And he shall offer part of it as his offering made by fire to the LORD; the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is upon the entrails
Good News Translation
and present the following parts as a food offering to the Lord : all the fat on the internal organs,
Christian Standard Bible®
He will present part of his offering as a fire offering to the Lord: the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat that is on the entrails,
Literal Translation
And he shall bring near from it his offering, a fire offering to Jehovah, the fat covering the inward parts, and all the fat on the inward parts,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& shal offer therof a sacrifice vnto the LORDE: namely, the fat yt couereth the bowels, and all the fat yt is within,
American Standard Version
And he shall offer thereof his oblation, even an offering made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Bible in Basic English
And of it let him make his offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord; the fat covering the inside parts and all the fat on the inside parts,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he shall bring therof his offering, euen a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lord, the fat that couereth ye inwardes, & all the fat that is vpon the inwardes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he shall present thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD: the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
King James Version (1611)
And he shall offer thereof his offering, euen an offering made by fire vnto the Lord; the fat that couereth the inwards, and al the fat that is vpon the inwards.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he shall offer of it a burnt-offering to the Lord, even the fat that covers the belly, and all the fat that is on the belly.
English Revised Version
And he shall offer thereof his oblation, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Berean Standard Bible
And from his offering he shall present an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei schulen take therof, in to `the fedyng of the Lordis fier, the fatnesse that hilith the wombe, and that hilith alle the entrailis,
Young's Literal Translation
and he hath brought near from it his offering, a fire-offering to Jehovah, the fat which is covering the inwards, and all the fat which [is] on the inwards,
Update Bible Version
And he shall offer thereof his oblation, [even] an offering made by fire to Yahweh; the fat that covers the insides, and all the fat that is on the insides,
Webster's Bible Translation
And he shall offer of it his offering, [even] an offering made by fire to the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards,
World English Bible
He shall offer from it as his offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,
New King James Version
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,
New Living Translation
The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the Lord . This includes all the fat around the internal organs,
New Life Bible
Then he will give from it as his gift by fire to the Lord, the fat that covers and is on the inside parts,
New Revised Standard
You shall present as your offering from it, as an offering by fire to the Lord , the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is around the entrails;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then shall he bring near therefrom as his oblation an altar-flame unto Yahweh, - the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall take of it for the food of the Lord’s fire, the fat that covereth the belly, and that covereth all the vital parts:
Revised Standard Version
Then he shall offer from it, as his offering for an offering by fire to the LORD, the fat covering the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'From it he shall present his offering as an offering by fire to the LORD, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,

Contextual Overview

6 "‘If a person's fellowship offering to the Lord is a lamb or a goat, it may be a male or female, but it must have nothing wrong with it. 7 If he offers a lamb, he must bring it before the Lord 8 and put his hand on its head. Then he must kill the animal in front of the Meeting Tent, and the priests must sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar. 9 From the fellowship offering the person must make a sacrifice by fire to the Lord . He must bring the fat, the whole fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat of the inner organs (both the fat that is in them and that covers them), 10 both kidneys with the fat that is on them, near the lower back muscle, and the best part of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys. 11 Then the priest will burn these parts on the altar as food; it will be an offering made by fire to the Lord . 12 "‘If a person's offering is a goat, he must offer it before the Lord 13 and put his hand on its head. Then he must kill it in front of the Meeting Tent, and the priests must sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar. 14 From this offering the person must make a sacrifice by fire to the Lord . He must offer all the fat of the goat's inner organs (both the fat that is in them and that covers them), 15 both kidneys with the fat that is on them near the lower back muscle, and the best part of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the fat that covereth: Leviticus 3:3-5, Leviticus 3:9-11, Psalms 22:14, Psalms 22:15, Proverbs 23:26, Jeremiah 20:18, Matthew 22:37, Matthew 26:38, Romans 12:1, Romans 12:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 29:13 - all the fat Exodus 29:25 - offering Leviticus 3:16 - all the fat Leviticus 4:8 - General Leviticus 4:31 - all the fat Leviticus 6:12 - burn wood Leviticus 7:30 - own hands Leviticus 9:20 - burnt 2 Chronicles 35:12 - as it is written

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
Now the snake was the most clever of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day the snake said to the woman, "Did God really say that you must not eat fruit from any tree in the garden?"
Genesis 3:15
I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your descendants and her descendants will be enemies. One of her descendants will crush your head, and you will bite his heel."
Genesis 3:20
The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.
Genesis 9:6
"Whoever kills a human being will be killed by a human being, because God made humans in his own image.
Leviticus 20:25
So you must treat clean animals and birds differently from unclean animals and birds. Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these unclean birds or animals or things that crawl on the ground, which I have made unclean for you.
Psalms 72:9
Let the people of the desert bow down to him, and make his enemies lick the dust.
Isaiah 29:4
You will be pulled down and will speak from the ground; I will hear your voice rising from the ground. It will sound like the voice of a ghost; your words will come like a whisper from the dirt.
Isaiah 65:25
Wolves and lambs will eat together in peace. Lions will eat hay like oxen, and a snake on the ground will not hurt anyone. They will not hurt or destroy each other on all my holy mountain," says the Lord .
Micah 7:17
They will crawl in the dust like a snake, like insects crawling on the ground. They will come trembling from their holes to the Lord our God and will turn in fear before you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he shall offer thereof his offering,.... The same rules are laid down about taking the fat off of several parts as in the sacrifice of the bullock; but nothing is said of the fat of the rump and tail, as is said of the lamb.


 
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