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Leviticus 3:16

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

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ASV

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is Jehovah’s.

KJV

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.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהִקְטִירָ֥םve.hik.ti.Ramand he will make smoke themH6999 →
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahthe altar towardsH4196 →
לֶ֤חֶםLe.chemfood ofH3899 →
אִשֶּׁה֙'i.Sheha fire offeringH801 →
לְרֵ֣יחַle.Rei.achto an odor ofH7381 →
נִיחֹ֔חַni.Cho.achsoothingH5207 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
חֵ֖לֶבChe.levfatH2459 →
לַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.weh[belongs] to YahwehH3068 →

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1 Samuel 2:15Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”Leviticus 7:23–25“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.1 Samuel 2:16And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”Leviticus 3:17This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”Leviticus 3:11Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.1 Samuel 2:15–16Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”Isaiah 53:10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.Leviticus 4:31Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.Leviticus 3:14–15And 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,Exodus 29:13Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.Leviticus 4:8–19Then he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,Exodus 29:22Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),Leviticus 3:9–11And from the peace offering he shall bring an offering made by fire 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,Leviticus 3:3–5From the peace offering he is to bring an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,Matthew 22:37Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’Leviticus 4:26He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.Psalms 37:20But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.Leviticus 7:31The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.

About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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