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Leviticus 3

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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.

6 If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.

7 If he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he must present it before the LORD.

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

9 And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

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

11 Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, a food offering to the LORD.

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.”

KJV

1 ¶ And if his oblation [be] a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer [it] of the herd; whether [it be] a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.

2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards,

4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] on them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

5 And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which [is] upon the wood that [is] on the fire: [it is] an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

6 ¶ And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD [be] of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD.

8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.

9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, [and] the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards,

10 And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: [it is] the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.

12 And if his offering [be] a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.

13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.

14 And he shall offer thereof his offering, [even] an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards,

15 And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: [it is] the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat [is] the LORD'S.

17 [It shall be] a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

1545 Luther's English Bible (LED)

Law of Thanksgiving Sacrifices.

1 And if his oblation be a peace offering of oxen, or of cattle, he shall offer it before the LORD without change.

2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head thereof, and slay it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar.

3 And he shall offer of the peace offerings unto the LORD all the fat of the entrails.

4 And the kidneys, with the fat that is on them, by the loins; and the caul about the liver, by the kidneys torn off.

5 And Aaron's sons shall burn it upon the altar for a burnt offering, upon the wood that is upon the fire. This is a fire for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

6 But if he offer a peace offering of small cattle unto the LORD, whether it be a lamb or a sheep, it shall be without change.

7 If it be a lamb, he shall bring it before the LORD.

8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head thereof, and slay it before the tabernacle of the congregation. And the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle his blood upon the altar round about.

9 And he shall offer of the peace offerings unto the LORD for a burnt offering, the fat thereof, the whole of the tail taken off the back, and all the fat of the inwards,

10 The two kidneys, with the fat that is upon them, by the loins; and the caul about the liver, by the kidneys torn off.

11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar for meat of fire unto the LORD.

12 But if his offering be a goat, and he bring it before the LORD,

13 And he shall lay his hand upon their heads, and slay them before the tabernacle of the congregation. And the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

14 And he shall offer of it an offering unto the LORD, the fat of the entrails,

15 the kidneys with the fat on them, at the loins, and the caul over the liver, torn off at the kidneys.

16 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar for meat of the fire, for a sweet savour. All the fat is the LORD's.

17 This shall be a statute for ever unto your seed in all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

1545 Luther's English Bible (LED)

Machine-translated from Luther's final 1545 German Bible

The LED is an English rendering of Martin Luther's final 1545 German Bible. According to BackToLuther, it was produced by using the DeepL Translator on Luther's German text, then processed, polished, formatted, and hyperlinked for reading, while preserving chapter headings and other notations from orthodox German Lutheran Bibles.

Source attribution: BackToLuther, “Luther's 1545 Bible - in English by… DeepL Translator (The LED Bible)”.

For print editions, see “1545 Luther's English Bible (LED): now in print”.

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