Leviticus 3:16

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Leviticus 3:14–17 · Berean Standard Bible

14 And from his offering he shall present an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

15 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.

16 Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.

17 This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”

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Leviticus 3:3

From the peace offering he is to bring an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

Leviticus 3:4

both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.

Leviticus 3:5

Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Leviticus 3:9

And from the peace offering he shall bring an offering made by fire 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,

Leviticus 3:10

both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.

Leviticus 3:11

Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

Leviticus 3:14

And from his offering he shall present an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

Leviticus 3:15

both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.

Leviticus 4:8

Then he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

Leviticus 4:9

both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys—

Leviticus 4:10

just as the fat is removed from the ox of the peace offering. Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.

Leviticus 4:11

But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung—

Leviticus 4:12

all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap.

Leviticus 4:13

Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden,

Leviticus 4:14

when they become aware of the sin they have committed, then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 4:15

The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.

Leviticus 4:16

Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the bull’s blood into the Tent of Meeting,

Leviticus 4:17

and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.

Leviticus 4:18

He is also to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting, and he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 4:19

And he is to remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.

Leviticus 4:26

He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.

Leviticus 4:31

Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.

Leviticus 7:23

“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.

Leviticus 7:24

The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.

Leviticus 7:25

If anyone eats the fat of an animal from which an offering made by fire may be presented to the LORD, the one who eats it must be cut off from his people.

Leviticus 8:25

And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.

Leviticus 9:24

Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.

Leviticus 17:6

The priest will then sprinkle the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Exodus 29:13

Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.

Exodus 29:22

Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),

1 Samuel 2:15

Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”

1 Samuel 2:16

And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”

2 Chronicles 7:7

Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not contain all these offerings.

Isaiah 53:10

Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.

Matthew 22:37

Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’