1‘ “Suppose someone brings a friendship offering. If they offer an animal from the herd, it can be either male or female. It must not have any flaws. They must offer it in the sight of the LORD.2They must place their hand on the animal’s head. It must be killed at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then the priests in Aaron’s family line must splash the blood against the sides of the altar.3Part of the friendship offering must be given to the LORD as a food offering. It must include all the fat that is connected to them.4It must include both kidneys with the fat on them next to the lower back muscles. It must also include the long part of the liver. All of it must be removed together with the kidneys.5Then the priests in Aaron’s family line must burn it on the altar. They must burn it on top of the burnt offering that is lying on the burning wood. It is a food offering. Its smell pleases the LORD.6‘ “Suppose someone brings an animal from the flock as a friendship offering to the LORD. It can be either male or female. It must not have any flaws.7If they bring a lamb, they must offer it in the sight of the LORD.8They must place their hand on the lamb’s head. It must be killed there in front of the tent of meeting. Then the priests in Aaron’s family line must splash its blood against the sides of the altar.9Part of the offering must be brought as a sacrifice presented to the LORD. It must include the lamb’s fat and the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone. It must include all the fat that is connected to them.10It must include both kidneys with the fat on them next to the lower back muscles. The offering must also include the long part of the liver. That must be removed together with the kidneys.11Then the priest must burn the offering on the altar as food. It is a food offering presented to the LORD.12‘ “If someone brings a goat, they must offer it in the sight of the LORD.13They must place their hand on its head. It must be killed there in front of the tent of meeting. Then the priests in Aaron’s family line must splash its blood against the sides of the altar.14Part of the offering must be brought as a food offering presented to the LORD. It must include all the fat that is connected to them.15It must include both kidneys with the fat on them next to the lower back muscles. It must also include the long part of the liver. That must be removed together with the kidneys.16Then the priest must burn the offering on the altar as food. It is a food offering. It has a pleasant smell. All the fat belongs to the LORD.17‘ “You must not eat any fat or any blood. That is a law that will last for all time to come. It applies no matter where you live.” ’
Leviticus 3
English Standard Version
Laws for Peace Offerings
1“If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord. (Ex 12:5; Le 3:7; Le 3:12; Le 7:11; Le 7:29; Le 17:5; Le 22:21; Le 23:19; Am 5:22)2And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and kill it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall throw the blood against the sides of the altar. (Le 1:4)3And from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as a food offering to the Lord, he shall offer the fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, (Ex 29:13; Ex 29:22; Le 4:8)4and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. (Le 3:10)5Then Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering, which is on the wood on the fire; it is a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. (Le 6:12)6“If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. (Le 3:1)7If he offers a lamb for his offering, then he shall offer it before the Lord,8lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it in front of the tent of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar.9Then from the sacrifice of the peace offering he shall offer as a food offering to the Lord its fat; he shall remove the whole fat tail, cut off close to the backbone, and the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails (Ex 29:22; Le 9:19)10and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. (Le 3:4)11And the priest shall burn it on the altar as a food offering to the Lord. (Le 21:6; Le 21:8; Le 21:17; Le 21:21; Le 22:7; Le 22:25; Nu 28:2; Eze 44:7; Mal 1:7)12“If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord13and lay his hand on its head and kill it in front of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar.14Then 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 entrails15and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. (Le 3:10)16And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering with a pleasing aroma. All fat is the Lord’s. (Le 3:11; Le 7:23; 1Sa 2:15; Eze 44:7; Eze 44:15)17It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood.” (Ge 9:4; Le 3:16; Le 7:26; Le 17:10; Le 17:14; Le 19:26; De 12:16; De 12:23; De 15:23; 1Sa 14:33; Ac 15:20; Ac 15:29)