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Leviticus 7:4

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

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 4

Here is, I. The law of the trespass-offering (Lev 7:1-7), with some further directions concerning the burnt-offering and the meat-offering (Lev 7:8-10). II. The law of the peace-offering. The eating of it (Lev 7:11-21), on which occasion the prohibition of eating fat or blood is repeated (Lev 7:22-27), and the priests' share of it (Lev 7:28-34). III. The conclusion of those institutions (Lev 7:35, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 4

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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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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