Leviticus 4:8

And, on behalf of the sin, he shall take the fat of the calf, both that which covers the vital organs and all that is interior,

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In The King James Version

And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

In Context

7And he shall place some of the same blood over the horns of the altar of most pleasing incense to the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the testimony. Then he shall pour out the remainder of the blood at the base of the altar of holocaust at the entrance of the tabernacle.

9the two little kidneys, and the mesh that is on 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 4:19And he shall take all its fat and burn it upon the altar,

Leviticus 4:31But taking away all the fat, just as it is usually taken away from the victims of peace offerings, he shall burn it upon the altar as a sweet odor to the Lord. And he shall pray for him, and he shall be released from it.

Leviticus 7:3They shall offer from it: the rump, and the fat that covers the vital organs,

Isaiah 53:10But it was the will of the Lord to crush him with infirmity. If he lays down his life because of sin, he will see offspring with long lives, and the will of the Lord will be directed by his hand.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 4:2-13

Law of the Sin-Offering. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: 3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering. 4 And he shall bring the bullock… Read the whole commentary →

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