Leviticus 7:3

Leviticus 7:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,
• New International Version (NIV)All its fat shall be offered: the fat tail and the fat that covers the internal organs,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all its fat shall be offered, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he shall offer from it all its fat. The fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails,

Context of Leviticus 7:3

1“Now this is the law of the guilt offering, which is most holy: 2The guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar. And all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, 4both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys. 5The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering to the LORD; it is a guilt offering.

Leviticus 7:3 word by word

וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־חֶלְבּ֖וֹ יַקְרִ֣יב מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אֵ֚ת הָֽאַלְיָ֔ה וְאֶת־הַחֵ֖לֶב הַֽמְכַסֶּ֥ה אֶת־הַקֶּֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear

• Andאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the fatחֵ֫לֶבcheleb chêleb · fatH2459
• fromמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• shall be offeredקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• the fat tailאַלְיָה'alyâh · fat tailH451
• that coversכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• the entrailsקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: inner partsH7130

Cross-references for Leviticus 7:3

• Leviticus 3:3From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
• Leviticus 4:8Then 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 29:13Take 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.
• Psalms 51:6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

Commentaries on Leviticus 7:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The rump - See Clarke's note on Leviticus 3:9, where the principal subjects in this chapter are explained, being nearly the same in both.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-7Verses 1-7 See Leviticus 5:14 note. In Leviticus 7:2 “sprinkle” should rather be cast Leviticus 1:5. All the details regarding the parts put on the altar are repeated for each kind of sacrifice, because the matter was one of paramount importance.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The guilt offering required sacrificing a ram (Leviticus 5:18). the fat … fat tail … organs: They burned these parts of the guilt offering, just like in the peace offering (3:3–4, 9–10, 14–15) and the sin offering (4:8–9, 26, 31, 35).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271. Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering--This chapter is a continuation of the laws that were to regulate the duty of the priests respecting the trespass offerings. The same regulations obtained in this case as in the burnt offerings--part was to be consumed on the altar, while the other part was a perquisite of the priests--some fell exclusively to the officiating minister, and was the fee for his services; others were the common share of…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 7:3

• Fat
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Commentaries on Leviticus 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings