Leviticus 3

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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1If the offering is a sacrifice of well-being, if you offer an animal of the herd, whether male or female, you shall offer one without blemish before the LORD.

2You shall lay your hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons the priests shall dash the blood against all sides of the altar.

3You shall offer from the sacrifice of well-being, as an offering by fire to the LORD, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is around the entrails;

4the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the appendage of the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys.

5Then Aaron's sons shall turn these into smoke on the altar, with the burnt offering that is on the wood on the fire, as an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the LORD.

6If your offering for a sacrifice of well-being to the LORD is from the flock, male or female, you shall offer one without blemish.

7If you present a sheep as your offering, you shall bring it before the LORD

8and lay your hand on the head of the offering. It shall be slaughtered before the tent of meeting, and Aaron's sons shall dash its blood against all sides of the altar.

9You shall present its fat from the sacrifice of well-being, as an offering by fire to the LORD: the whole broad tail, which shall be removed close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is around the entrails;

10the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the appendage of the liver, which you shall remove with the kidneys.

11Then the priest shall turn these into smoke on the altar as a food offering by fire to the LORD.

12If your offering is a goat, you shall bring it before the LORD

13and lay your hand on its head; it shall be slaughtered before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall dash its blood against all sides of the altar.

14You 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;

15the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the appendage of the liver, which you shall remove with the kidneys.

16Then 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.

17It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your settlements: you must not eat any fat or any blood.

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