Focused Passage

Leviticus 3:1-5

The Fellowship Offering: Peace Before the LORD

The LORD instructs Israel to bring fellowship offerings from herd or flock, with blood applied at the altar and the fat portions burned to the LORD, establishing peace and communion through sacrifice while reserving blood and fat as holy to God.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.

2He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.

3From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

4both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.

5Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Ifוְאִם־H518Conjunctionone’s offeringקָרְבָּנ֑וֹH7133Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularvvvזֶ֥בַחH2077Noun - masculine singular construct[is] a peace offeringשְׁלָמִ֖יםH8002Noun - masculine pluraland heה֣וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularoffersמַקְרִ֔יבH7126Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularan animal fromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe herdהַבָּקָר֙H1241Article | Noun - masculine singularwhetherאִ֤םH518Conjunctionmaleזָכָר֙H2145Noun - masculine singular. . .אִם־H518Conjunctionorאִם־H518Conjunctionfemaleנְקֵבָ֔הH5347Noun - feminine singularhe must presentיַקְרִיבֶ֖נּוּH7126Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularit without blemishתָּמִ֥יםH8549Adjective - masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 2

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He is to layוְסָמַ֤ךְH5564Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhis handיָדוֹ֙H3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe headרֹ֣אשׁH7218Noun - masculine singular constructof the offeringקָרְבָּנ֔וֹH7133Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand slaughterוּשְׁחָט֕וֹH7819Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularit at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחH6607Noun - masculine singular constructto the Tentאֹ֣הֶלH168Noun - masculine singular constructof Meetingמוֹעֵ֑דH4150Noun - masculine singularThen Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֨ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularsonsבְּנֵי֩H1121Noun - masculine plural constructthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markershall splatterוְזָרְק֡וּH2236Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe bloodהַדָּ֛םH1818Article | Noun - masculine singularon all sidesסָבִֽיב׃H5439Adverbofעַל־H5921Prepositionthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 3

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vvvמִזֶּ֣בַחH2077Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructFrom the peace offeringהַשְּׁלָמִ֔יםH8002Article | Noun - masculine pluralhe is to bringוְהִקְרִיב֙H7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulara food offeringאִשֶּׁ֖הH801Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַיהוָ֑הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe fatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙H2459Article | Noun - masculine singularthat coversהַֽמְכַסֶּ֣הH3680Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe entrailsהַקֶּ֔רֶבH7130Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe fatהַחֵ֔לֶבH2459Article | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativeis onעַל־H5921Preposition[them]הַקֶּֽרֶב׃H7130Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 4

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-וְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerbothשְׁתֵּ֣יH8147Number - feminine dual constructkidneysהַכְּלָיֹ֔תH3629Article | Noun - feminine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerwith the fatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙H2459Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeon themעֲלֵהֶ֔ןH5921Preposition | third person feminine plural-אֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativenearעַל־H5921Prepositionthe loinsהַכְּסָלִ֑יםH3689Article | Noun - masculine pluralandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe lobeהַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙H3508Article | Noun - feminine singularofעַל־H5921Prepositionthe liverהַכָּבֵ֔דH3516Article | Noun - feminine singularwhich he is to removeיְסִירֶֽנָּה׃H5493Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularwithעַל־H5921Prepositionthe kidneysהַכְּלָי֖וֹתH3629Article | Noun - feminine plural
Verse 5

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Then Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן֙H175Noun - proper - masculine singularsonsבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructare to burnוְהִקְטִ֨ירוּH6999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralitאֹת֤וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularatopעַל־H5921Prepositionthe burnt offeringהָ֣עֹלָ֔הH5930Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeis onעַל־H5921Prepositionthe burningהָאֵ֑שׁH784Article | Noun - common singularwoodהָעֵצִ֖יםH6086Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relative-עַל־H5921Prepositionas a food offeringאִשֵּׁ֛הH801Noun - masculine singular constructa pleasingנִיחֹ֖חַH5207Noun - masculine singulararomaרֵ֥יחַH7381Noun - masculine singular constructto the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃פH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

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