Leviticus 3:14
in Leviticus 3And from his offering he shall present an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
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ASV
And he shall offer thereof his oblation, even an offering made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
KJV
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,
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This verse in Leviticus 3
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
from his offering he shall present an offering made by fire
on Leviticus 3:14-16
The goat's list drops the tail, since a goat's tail carries no fat worth burning. Verse 16 closes all three cases: all the fat is the LORD'S. Fat was reckoned the best of the animal, so the portion a man would most want is the portion he never receives.
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It fed the holy fire; it was acceptable to God as our food is to us; and since in the tabernacle God did, as it were, keep house among them, by the offerings on the altar he kept a good table, as Solomon in his court, 1 Kings iv. Here is a general rule laid down, that all the fat is the Lord's (
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And he shall offer thereof his offering,.... The same rules are laid down about taking the fat off of several parts as in the sacrifice of the bullock; but nothing is said of the fat of the rump and tail, as is said of the lamb.
Christ is our peace, our peace-offering; for through him alone it is that we can expect to obtain mercy, and an answer of peace to our prayers; and in him an upright prayer shall be acceptable and successful, though we bring not a peace-offering. The less costly our devotions are the more lively and serious they should be.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִקְרִ֤יב | vehikriv | and he will present | H7126 → | 280 times |
| מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ | mimenu | from it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| קָרְבָּנ֔וֹ | karebano | present his | H7133 → | 82 times |
| אִשֶּׁ֖ה | ʾisheh | a fire offering | H801 → | 65 times |
| לַֽיהוָ֑ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ | hachelev | the fat | H2459 → | 92 times |
| הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה | hamkhaseh | which covers | H3680 → | 152 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַקֶּ֔רֶב | hakerev | the entrails | H7130 → | 227 times |
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַחֵ֔לֶב | hachelev | the fat | H2459 → | 92 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [is] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַקֶּֽרֶב׃ | hakerev | the entrails | H7130 → | 227 times |
וְהִקְרִ֤יבand he will present
vehikrivH7126 →280 times
מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙from it
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
קָרְבָּנ֔וֹpresent his
karebanoH7133 →82 times
אִשֶּׁ֖הa fire offering
ʾishehH801 →65 times
לַֽיהוָ֑הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַחֵ֙לֶב֙the fat
hachelevH2459 →92 times
הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣הwhich covers
hamkhasehH3680 →152 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַקֶּ֔רֶבthe entrails
hakerevH7130 →227 times
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַחֵ֔לֶבthe fat
hachelevH2459 →92 times
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[is] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַקֶּֽרֶב׃the entrails
hakerevH7130 →227 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 23:26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
it leads to
- Psalms 119:2
Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
- Psalms 119:9–11
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
- Deuteronomy 6:5
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
- Matthew 10:37–38
Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
- Proverbs 4:25–27
Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
- Psalms 119:2
Through
Matthew 26:38Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
it leads to
- John 12:27
Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
- 1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- 1 Peter 2:24
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- John 12:27
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.