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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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The text records divine instructions delivered to Moses concerning the ritual preparation of a peace offering. The moment occurs during the Sinai legislation phase, specifying the exact anatomical portions to be extracted from the slaughtered animal.

The words — The phrase שְׁתֵּי הַכְּלָיוֹת (shtē hakhəlāyōt) literally translates to "the two kidneys," and חֵלֶב (ḥēleḇ) means "fat." These terms function as precise technical markers for the required sacrificial parts.

The thread — This exact anatomical instruction appears verbatim in Leviticus 3:4. The procedural sequence continues immediately in Leviticus 3:11, where the priest burns the designated portions on the altar.

Why it lands — The text commands the worshiper to physically isolate specific internal organs for ritual disposal. The instruction requires exact compliance with the stated anatomical boundaries before the offering proceeds.

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The Hebrew words

וְאֵת֙ve./'Etand/ <obj.>שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.Tei[the] twoהַכְּלָיֹ֔תha./ke.la.Yotthe/ kidneysוְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha./Che.levthe/ fatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhichעֲלֵהֶ֔ן'a.le./Hen[is] on/ themאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhichעַל־'al-[is] onהַכְּסָלִ֑יםha./ke.sa.Limthe/ loinsוְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙hai./yo.Te.retthe/ lobeעַל־'al-onהַכָּבֵ֔דha./ka.Vedthe/ liverעַל־'al-onהַכְּלָיֹ֖תha./ke.la.Yotthe/ kidneysיְסִירֶֽנָּה׃ye.si.Re./nahhe will remove/ it

King James Version

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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