Leviticus 3:14

And they shall take from it, to feed the Lord’s fire: the fat which covers the abdomen, and that which covers all the vital organs,

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In The King James Version

And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

In Context

13he shall place his hand upon its head, and he shall immolate it at the entrance of the tabernacle of the testimony. And the sons of Aaron shall pour its blood all around the altar.

15the two little kidneys with the mesh that is over them near the sides, and the fat of the liver with the little kidneys.

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Cross References

Leviticus 3:9And they shall offer from the victim of peace offerings, as a sacrifice to the Lord: the fat, and the entire rump

Leviticus 9:20they placed upon the breasts. And when the fat had been burned upon the altar,

Proverbs 23:26My son, offer me your heart, and let your eyes keep to my ways.

Matthew 22:37Jesus said to him: “‘You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

Romans 12:1And so, I beg you, brothers, by the mercy of God, that you offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, with the subservience of your mind.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 3:7-17

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. 7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the Lord . 8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar. 9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat… Read the whole commentary →

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