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.

2 He 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.

3 From 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,

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.

5 Then 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

If וְאִם־ H518 Conjunction one’s offering קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ H7133 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular vvv זֶ֥בַח H2077 Noun - masculine singular construct [is] a peace offering שְׁלָמִ֖ים H8002 Noun - masculine plural and he ה֣וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular offers מַקְרִ֔יב H7126 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular an animal from מִן־ H4480 Preposition the herd הַבָּקָר֙ H1241 Article | Noun - masculine singular whether אִ֤ם H518 Conjunction male זָכָר֙ H2145 Noun - masculine singular . . . אִם־ H518 Conjunction or אִם־ H518 Conjunction female נְקֵבָ֔ה H5347 Noun - feminine singular he must present יַקְרִיבֶ֖נּוּ H7126 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular it without blemish תָּמִ֥ים H8549 Adjective - masculine singular before לִפְנֵ֥י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

He is to lay וְסָמַ֤ךְ H5564 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular his hand יָדוֹ֙ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the head רֹ֣אשׁ H7218 Noun - masculine singular construct of the offering קָרְבָּנ֔וֹ H7133 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and slaughter וּשְׁחָט֕וֹ H7819 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular it at the entrance פֶּ֖תַח H6607 Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹ֣הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵ֑ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular Then Aaron’s אַהֲרֹ֨ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular sons בְּנֵי֩ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker shall splatter וְזָרְק֡וּ H2236 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural the blood הַדָּ֛ם H1818 Article | Noun - masculine singular on all sides סָבִֽיב׃ H5439 Adverb of עַל־ H5921 Preposition the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

vvv מִזֶּ֣בַח H2077 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct From the peace offering הַשְּׁלָמִ֔ים H8002 Article | Noun - masculine plural he is to bring וְהִקְרִיב֙ H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular a food offering אִשֶּׁ֖ה H801 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַיהוָ֑ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the fat הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ H2459 Article | Noun - masculine singular that covers הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה H3680 Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the entrails הַקֶּ֔רֶב H7130 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the fat הַחֵ֔לֶב H2459 Article | Noun - masculine singular that אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative is on עַל־ H5921 Preposition [them] הַקֶּֽרֶב׃ H7130 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

- וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker both שְׁתֵּ֣י H8147 Number - feminine dual construct kidneys הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת H3629 Article | Noun - feminine plural - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker with the fat הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ H2459 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative on them עֲלֵהֶ֔ן H5921 Preposition | third person feminine plural - אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative near עַל־ H5921 Preposition the loins הַכְּסָלִ֑ים H3689 Article | Noun - masculine plural and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the lobe הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ H3508 Article | Noun - feminine singular of עַל־ H5921 Preposition the liver הַכָּבֵ֔ד H3516 Article | Noun - feminine singular which he is to remove יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃ H5493 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular with עַל־ H5921 Preposition the kidneys הַכְּלָי֖וֹת H3629 Article | Noun - feminine plural
Verse 5

Original words

Then Aaron’s אַהֲרֹן֙ H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular sons בְנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct are to burn וְהִקְטִ֨ירוּ H6999 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural it אֹת֤וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular on the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular atop עַל־ H5921 Preposition the burnt offering הָ֣עֹלָ֔ה H5930 Article | Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative is on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the burning הָאֵ֑שׁ H784 Article | Noun - common singular wood הָעֵצִ֖ים H6086 Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative - עַל־ H5921 Preposition as a food offering אִשֵּׁ֛ה H801 Noun - masculine singular construct a pleasing נִיחֹ֖חַ H5207 Noun - masculine singular aroma רֵ֥יחַ H7381 Noun - masculine singular construct to the LORD לַֽיהוָֽה׃פ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

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