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Leviticus 4:31

Then 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.

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ASV

And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savor unto Jehovah; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.

KJV

And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
חֶלְבָּ֣הּchel.Bahfat itsH2459 →
יָסִ֗ירya.Sirhe will removeH5493 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust asH834 →
הוּסַ֣רhu.Sarit was removedH5493 →
חֵלֶב֮che.Lev[the] fatH2459 →
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom onH5921 →
זֶ֣בַחZe.vach[the] sacrifice ofH2077 →
הַשְּׁלָמִים֒ha.she.la.Mimthe peace offering<s>H8002 →
וְהִקְטִ֤ירve.hik.Tirand he will make [it] smokeH6999 →
הַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahthe altar towardsH4196 →
לְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achto an odor ofH7381 →
נִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achsoothingH5207 →
לַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →
וְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.Perand he will make atonementH3722 →
עָלָ֛יו'a.Lavon himH5921 →
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
וְנִסְלַ֥חve.nis.Lachand it will be forgivenH5545 →
לֽוֹ׃ פloto <the> him

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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.Genesis 8:21When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.Leviticus 4:35And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the offerings made by fire to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.Leviticus 1:4He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.Leviticus 1:9The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.Exodus 29:18Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.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,1 John 4:9–10This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.Leviticus 3:14–16And 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,Leviticus 1:13The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall bring all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.Ezra 6:10Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.Leviticus 5:10And the priest must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the ordinance. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.Leviticus 3:16Then 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.Leviticus 4:19And he is to remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.Psalms 51:16–17For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.Hebrews 9:12He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.Leviticus 4:8–10Then 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,Hebrews 10:14because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.

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