Leviticus 4:9
in Leviticus 4both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys—
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away,
KJV
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,
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This verse in Leviticus 4
Commentary
3 notes on this verseBy this the intention of the offering and of the atonement made by it was directed to the glory of God, who, having been dishonoured by the sin, was thus honoured by the sacrifice. It signified the sharp sufferings of our Lord Jesus, when he was made sin (that is, a sin-offering) for us, especially the sorrows of his soul and his inward agonies.
This site's exposition
he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering
on Leviticus 4:8-10
The fat over the entrails, both kidneys and the lobe of the liver go up, the portions Leviticus 3:3-4 names in the peace offering. The parts that go up to God from a sin offering and from the offering a worshipper eats from are the same.
This site's exposition
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins
The list of portions continues from verse 8 in the order and wording of Leviticus 3:4. The kidneys, the fat near the loins and the lobe of the liver follow, and verse 10 completes the sentence.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
in the same manner as they were separated from the ox of the peace[ sacred ]-offering.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁתֵּ֣י | shetei | [the] two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת | hakelayot | the kidneys | H3629 → | 31 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ | hachelev | the fat | H2459 → | 92 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עֲלֵיהֶ֔ן | ʾaleihen | [is] on them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [is] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַכְּסָלִ֑ים | hakesalim | the loins | H3689 → | 13 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ | haiyoteret | the lobe | H3508 → | 11 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַכָּבֵ֔ד | hakaved | the liver | H3516 → | 14 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַכְּלָי֖וֹת | hakelayot | the kidneys | H3629 → | 31 times |
| יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃ | yesirenah | he will remove it | H5493 → | 299 times |
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שְׁתֵּ֣י[the] two
sheteiH8147 →768 times
הַכְּלָיֹ֔תthe kidneys
hakelayotH3629 →31 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַחֵ֙לֶב֙the fat
hachelevH2459 →92 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ן[is] on them
ʾaleihenH5921 →5755 times
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[is] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַכְּסָלִ֑יםthe loins
hakesalimH3689 →13 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙the lobe
haiyoteretH3508 →11 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַכָּבֵ֔דthe liver
hakavedH3516 →14 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַכְּלָי֖וֹתthe kidneys
hakelayotH3629 →31 times
יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃he will remove it
yesirenahH5493 →299 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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
Leviticus 3:4both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
it leads to
- Leviticus 3:10
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
- Leviticus 8:25
And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.
- Leviticus 9:10
On the altar he burned the fat, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver from the sin offering, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Leviticus 9:19
They also brought the fat portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver—
- Leviticus 3:15
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
- Leviticus 3:10
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus
This page draws on Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.