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

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

13He 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.

14And 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,

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

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

17This 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

Ifוְאִ֥םH518Conjunctionone’s offeringקָרְבָּנ֑וֹH7133Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularis a goatעֵ֖זH5795Noun - feminine singularhe is to presentוְהִקְרִיב֖וֹH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularit beforeלִפְנֵ֥יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 13

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He must layוְסָמַ֤ךְH5564Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhis handיָדוֹ֙H3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionits headרֹאשׁ֔וֹH7218Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand slaughterוְשָׁחַ֣טH7819Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularitאֹת֔וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularin front ofלִפְנֵ֖יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe Tentאֹ֣הֶלH168Noun - masculine singular constructof Meetingמוֹעֵ֑דH4150Noun - masculine singularThen Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֧ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markersonsבְּנֵ֨יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructshall splatterוְ֠זָרְקוּH2236Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralits bloodדָּמ֛וֹH1818Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularon all sidesסָבִֽיב׃H5439Adverbofעַל־H5921Prepositionthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 14

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And fromמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙H4480Preposition | third person masculine singularhis offeringקָרְבָּנ֔וֹH7133Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularhe shall presentוְהִקְרִ֤יבH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulara food offeringאִשֶּׁ֖הH801Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הH3068Preposition-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 15

Original words

-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 kidneysהַכְּלָיֹ֖תH3629Article | Noun - feminine plural
Verse 16

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Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularis to burnוְהִקְטִירָ֥םH6999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralthe foodלֶ֤חֶםH3899Noun - masculine singular constructon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularas a food offeringאִשֶּׁה֙H801Noun - masculine singulara pleasingנִיחֹ֔חַH5207Noun - masculine singulararomaלְרֵ֣יחַH7381Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularAllכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe fatחֵ֖לֶבH2459Noun - masculine singular[is] the LORD’sלַיהוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 17

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This is a permanentעוֹלָם֙H5769Noun - masculine singularstatuteחֻקַּ֤תH2708Noun - feminine singular constructfor the generations to comeלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םH1755Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralwhereverבְּכֹ֖לH3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructyou liveמֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶ֑םH4186Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralYou must notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleeatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃פH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralanyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructfatחֵ֥לֶבH2459Noun - masculine singularor anyוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructbloodדָּ֖םH1818Noun - masculine singular

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