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Leviticus 3:4
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 — God instructs Moses on the procedure for the peace offering. The command specifies the exact internal parts the offerer must remove before handing them to the priests.
The words — כְלָיֹת (ke.la.Yot) denotes the kidneys, and חֵלֶב (Che.lev) refers to the sacrificial fat. The object marker אֵת ('Et) identifies these organs as the direct targets of the removal command.
The thread — The identical instruction to remove the kidneys with their fat and the liver lobe appears in Leviticus 3:10. Exodus 29:13 and Exodus 29:22 repeat the requirement to take these specific fat portions from the ram.
Why it lands — The text demands the precise identification and separation of designated organs and their fat. It establishes a fixed physical standard for the portion that must be burned on the altar by Aaron’s sons.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
Cross-references
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 ram for ordination),
- 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 4:9 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 7:4 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.
- Leviticus 8:16 Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar.
- 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—