Leviticus 3:9

He shall offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; its fat, the entire tail fat, he shall take away close to the backbone; and the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards,

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WEBBE

He shall offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to the LORD; its fat, the entire tail fat, he shall take away close to the backbone; and the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails,

BSB

And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

KJV

And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

ASV

And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat thereof, the fat tail entire, he shall take away hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

BBE

And of the peace-offering, let him give an offering made by fire to the Lord; the fat of it, all the fat tail, he is to take away near the backbone; and the fat covering the inside parts and all the fat on the inside parts,

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וְהִקְרִיב ve·hik·riv and he will present H7126 מִזֶּבַח mi·ze·vach from [the] sacrifice of H2077 הַשְּׁלָמִים ha·she·la·mim the peace offering(s) H8002 אִשֶּׁה 'i·sheh a fire offering H801 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh to Yahweh H3068 חֶלְבּוֹ chel·bo fat its H2459 הָאַלְיָה ha·'al·yah the fat tail H451 תְמִימָה te·mi·mah complete H8549 לְעֻמַּת le·'u·mat (to) close to H5980 הֶעָצֶה he·'a·tzeh the backbone H6096 יְסִירֶנָּה ye·si·re·nah he will remove it H5493 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 הַחֵלֶב ha·che·lev the fat H2459 הַמְכַסֶּה ham·kha·seh which covers H3680 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַקֶּרֶב ha·ke·rev the entrails H7130 וְאֵת ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 הַחֵלֶב ha·che·lev the fat H2459 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 עַל־ 'al- [is] on H5921 הַקֶּרֶב ha·ke·rev the entrails H7130

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–17

Here is a law that they should eat neither fat nor blood. As for the fat, it means the fat of the inwards, the suet. The blood was forbidden for the same reason; because it was God's part of every sacrifice. God would not permit the blood that made atonement to be used as a common thing, He 10:29; nor will he allow us, though we have the comfort of the atonement made, to claim for ourselves any share in the honour of making it. This taught the Jews to observe distinction between common and sacred things; it kept them separate from idolaters. It would impress them more deeply with the belief of some important mystery in the shedding of the blood and the burning the fat of their solemn sacrifices. Christ, as the Prince of peace, "made peace with the blood of his cross." Through him the believer is reconciled to God; and having the peace of God in his heart, he is disposed to follow peace with all men. May the Lord multiply grace, mercy, and peace, to all who desire to bear the Christian character.

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