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Leviticus 3:15

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both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 15

In this chapter we have the law concerning the peace-offerings, whether they were, I. Of the heard, a bullock or a heifer (Lev 3:1-5). Or, II. Of the flock, either a lamb (Lev 3:6-11) or a goat (Lev 3:12-17). The ordinances concerning each of these are much the same, yet they are repeated, to show the care we ought to take that all our services be done according to the appointment and the pleasure God takes in the services that are so performed. It is likewise to intimate what need we have of precept upon precept, and line upon line.

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Strong's Concordancev. 15

שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, H8147) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold כִּלְיָה (kilyâh, H3629) — a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self) חֶלֶב (cheleb, H2459) — fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part כֶּסֶל (keçel, H3689) — properly, fatness, i.e. by implication (literally) the loin (as the seat of the leaf fat)… יֹתֶרֶת (yôthereth, H3508) — the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging) כָּבֵד (kâbêd, H3516) — the liver (as the heaviest of the viscera) סוּר (çûwr, H5493) — to turn off (literal or figurative)

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