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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Aaron completes the sin offering ritual on the altar after his sons deliver the blood and he applies it to the horns and base (Leviticus 9:9). This action occurs during the inaugural consecration as he executes the prescribed sacrificial procedure.
The words — The Hebrew terms חֵלֶב (chelev, fat), כְּלָיוֹת (kelayot, kidneys), and יֹתֶרֶת (yoteret, lobe) identify the precise internal organs and fats removed from the animal. These components are designated for combustion on the altar rather than consumption.
The thread — This removal of fat and organs mirrors instructions for peace offerings (Leviticus 3:3, 3:9) and other sin offerings (Leviticus 4:8). The consistent pattern across these texts establishes a fixed ritual requirement for the altar portion.
Why it lands — The text records exact compliance with a divine command regarding what belongs on the altar. It requires the reader to acknowledge that ritual accuracy and strict adherence to instruction form the basis of the offering.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Cross-references
- 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,
- Leviticus 4:34 Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.
- 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.
- Psalms 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
- Proverbs 23:26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
- Isaiah 53:10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
- Isaiah 66:2 Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.