Leviticus 7:3

And all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses directs the priests on the guilt offering, specifying which anatomical portions must be separated and presented during the ritual.

The words — חֶלְבּוֹ (chelbo, "its fat") and הָאַלְיָה (ha'alyah, "the fat tail") identify the precise animal parts commanded for presentation.

The thread — The verse aligns with Exodus 29:13 and Leviticus 3:3, 15 regarding the fat covering the entrails and the kidneys, but uniquely isolates the fat tail as a required portion.

Why it lands — The text explicitly delimits the offering's components, requiring strict compliance with the listed portions rather than allowing arbitrary selection.

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The Hebrew words

וְאֵ֥תve./'Etand/ <obj.>כָּל־kol-all חֶלְבּ֖וֹchel.B/ofat/ its יַקְרִ֣יבyak.Rivhe will present מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me./nufrom/ it אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>הָֽאַלְיָ֔הha./'al.Yahthe/ fat tail וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַחֵ֖לֶבha./Che.levthe/ fat הַֽמְכַסֶּ֥הha/m.kha.Sehwhich/ covers אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַקֶּֽרֶב׃ha./Ke.revthe/ entrails

King James Version

And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,

Cross-references

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.
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 3:3 From 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 3:9 And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
Leviticus 4:8 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,
Psalms 51:6 Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Psalms 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.