Focused Passage

Leviticus 3:12-17

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

12 If one’s offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.

13 He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.

14 And from his offering he shall present a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

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

16 Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.

17 This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Original words

If וְאִ֥ם H518 Conjunction one’s offering קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ H7133 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular is a goat עֵ֖ז H5795 Noun - feminine singular he is to present וְהִקְרִיב֖וֹ H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular it before לִפְנֵ֥י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

He must lay וְסָמַ֤ךְ H5564 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker his hand יָדוֹ֙ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition its head רֹאשׁ֔וֹ H7218 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and slaughter וְשָׁחַ֣ט H7819 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular it אֹת֔וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular in front of לִפְנֵ֖י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the Tent אֹ֣הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵ֑ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular Then Aaron’s אַהֲרֹ֧ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker sons בְּנֵ֨י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct shall splatter וְ֠זָרְקוּ H2236 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural its blood דָּמ֛וֹ H1818 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular on all sides סָבִֽיב׃ H5439 Adverb of עַל־ H5921 Preposition the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

And from מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular his offering קָרְבָּנ֔וֹ H7133 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular he shall present וְהִקְרִ֤יב H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular a food offering אִשֶּׁ֖ה H801 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֑ה 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 15

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 הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת H3629 Article | Noun - feminine plural
Verse 16

Original words

Then the priest הַכֹּהֵ֖ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular is to burn וְהִקְטִירָ֥ם H6999 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural the food לֶ֤חֶם H3899 Noun - masculine singular construct on the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular as a food offering אִשֶּׁה֙ H801 Noun - masculine singular a pleasing נִיחֹ֔חַ H5207 Noun - masculine singular aroma לְרֵ֣יחַ H7381 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular All כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the fat חֵ֖לֶב H2459 Noun - masculine singular [is] the LORD’s לַיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 17

Original words

This is a permanent עוֹלָם֙ H5769 Noun - masculine singular statute חֻקַּ֤ת H2708 Noun - feminine singular construct for the generations to come לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם H1755 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural wherever בְּכֹ֖ל H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct you live מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם H4186 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural You must not לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle eat תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃פ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural any כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct fat חֵ֥לֶב H2459 Noun - masculine singular or any וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct blood דָּ֖ם H1818 Noun - masculine singular

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