Leviticus 9:19
in Leviticus 9They 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—
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ASV
and the fat of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul of the liver:
KJV
And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:
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This verse in Leviticus 9
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram
on Leviticus 9:18-21
The peace offerings come last, and their breasts and right thigh are waved and become the priests' portion. A day that opened with Aaron's own sin closes with food on his table.
This site's exposition
the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails
The sons bring the fat of both animals: the fat tail, the fat over the entrails, the kidneys and the lobe of the liver. These are the portions Leviticus 3:3-4 and 3:9-10 assign to the LORD from a peace offering.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), the meaning is that he burnt them immediately with ordinary fire, as formerly, or that he laid them upon the altar ready to be burnt with the fire from heaven which they expected (
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And the fat of the bullock, and of the ram,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
They could not bear their own sins: and therefore, instead of eating any part of their own sin offering, as they were at liberty to do in the case of the people's offering, they had to carry the whole carcasses "without the camp and burn them with fire" [Ex 29:14;
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The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַחֲלָבִ֖ים | hachalavim | the fat<s> | H2459 → | 92 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַשּׁ֑וֹר | hashor | the ox | H7794 → | 79 times |
| וּמִן־ | umin- | and from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָאַ֔יִל | haayil | the ram | H352 → | 187 times |
| הָֽאַלְיָ֤ה | haalyah | the fat tail | H451 → | 5 times |
| וְהַֽמְכַסֶּה֙ | vehamkhaseh | and the covering | H4374 → | |
| וְהַכְּלָיֹ֔ת | vehakelayot | and the kidneys | H3629 → | 31 times |
| וְיֹתֶ֖רֶת | veyoteret | and [the] lobe of | H3508 → | 11 times |
| הַכָּבֵֽד׃ | hakaved | the liver | H3516 → | 14 times |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַחֲלָבִ֖יםthe fat<s>
hachalavimH2459 →92 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַשּׁ֑וֹרthe ox
hashorH7794 →79 times
וּמִן־and from
umin-H4480 →1188 times
הָאַ֔יִלthe ram
haayilH352 →187 times
הָֽאַלְיָ֤הthe fat tail
haalyahH451 →5 times
וְהַֽמְכַסֶּה֙and the covering
vehamkhasehH4374 →
וְהַכְּלָיֹ֔תand the kidneys
vehakelayotH3629 →31 times
וְיֹתֶ֖רֶתand [the] lobe of
veyoteretH3508 →11 times
הַכָּבֵֽד׃the liver
hakavedH3516 →14 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
Leviticus 3:5Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
it leads to
- Exodus 29:13
Take 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 6:12
The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the…
- 1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Exodus 29:13
Through
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.
it leads to
- Exodus 29:22
Take 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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 3:3–5
From 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,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 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.
- Leviticus 4:8–19
Then 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 29:22
Through
Leviticus 3:9And 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…
it leads to
- Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 23:26
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; 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.