Leviticus 9:20

they placed upon the breasts. And when the fat had been burned upon the altar,

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In The King James Version

And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:

In Context

19Then the fat of the ox, and the rump of the ram, and the two little kidneys with their fat, and the mesh of the liver,

21Aaron separated their breasts and the right shoulders, lifting them up in the sight of the Lord, as Moses had instructed.

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Cross References

Leviticus 3:14And 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,

Leviticus 7:30He shall hold in his hands the fat of the victim, and the breast. And when he will have offered and consecrated both to the Lord, he shall deliver them to the priest,

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:9-23

8 Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. 9 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar: 10 But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the Lord commanded Moses. 11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp. 12 And he slew the burnt… Read the whole commentary →

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