Leviticus 3:16 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.

Matthew Henry

  • The peace-offering of the flockHere is a law that they should eat neither fat nor blood. As for the fat, it means the fat of the inwards, the suet. The blood was forbidden for the same...

Thompson Chains

  • Fat (1)See the chain from Exodus 23:18 · 10 links
  • Sweet SavorSee the chain from Genesis 8:21 · 7 links

Cross References

  • Leviticus 7:23–25 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. …
  • 1 Samuel 2:15–16 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. …
  • Exodus 29:13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.
  • Exodus 29:22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:
  • Leviticus 3:3–5 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering 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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  • And the priest הַכֹּהֵן hakkōhēn כֹּהֵן Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • shall burn וְהִקְטִירָם wĕhiqṭîrām קָטַר Verb · hiphil sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • them upon the altar הַמִּזְבֵּחָה hammizbēḥâ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the, ending: toward
  • the food לֶחֶם leḥem לֶחֶם Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
  • of the offering made by fire אִשֶּׁה ʾiššê אִשָּׁה Noun · masculine singular
  • for a sweet נִיחֹחַ nîḥōaḥ נִיחוֹחַ Noun · masculine singular
  • savour לְרֵיחַ lĕrêaḥ רֵיחַ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • all the fat כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct חֵלֶב ḥēleb חֶלֶב Noun · masculine singular
  • the LORD'S לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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