Leviticus 3:4
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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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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.
Open source ↗3:4 kidneys . . . lobe of the liver: The Israelites saw the kidneys as organs of understanding, much like how we think of the brain (“I am overwhelmed [literally my kidneys are consumed],” Job 19:27; “heart,” Pss 7:9; 16:7; Jer 12:2; Lam 3:13; “motives,” Ps 26:2; Jer 17:10; “thoughts,” Jer 11:20; 20:12). The liver represented life and vitality, similar to how we think of the heart (Prov 7:23; “spirit,” Lam 2:11).
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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.
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.
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys—
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.
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
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.
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—
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),
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.