Leviticus 3:17 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“{It shall be} a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.”

Leviticus 3:17

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And the two kidneys, and the fat that {is} upon them, which {is} by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: {it is} the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat {is} the LORD'S.

{It shall be} a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

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Leviticus 3:1

"And if his oblation {be} a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer {it} of the herd; whether {it be} a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD."

Leviticus 3:2

"And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it {at} the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about."

Leviticus 3:3

"And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that {is} upon the inwards, {fat: or, suet}"

Leviticus 3:4

"And the two kidneys, and the fat that {is} on them, which {is} by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. {caul...: or, midriff over the liver, and over the kidneys}"

Leviticus 3:5

"And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which {is} upon the wood that {is} on the fire: {it is} an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD."

Leviticus 3:6

"And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD {be} of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish."

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