THE THIRD BOOK OF
MOSES,
called
L E V I T I C U S
Leviticus 3 ©
Laws touching the manner of offering peace offerings, of bullocks, vs. 1, etc. Of sheep and of goats, 12. Forbidding to eat the blood and the fat thereof, 17.
AND if his oblation be a sacrifice of 1peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it 2without blemish before the LORD.
And 3he shall lay 4his hand upon the head of his offering, and 5kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by 6fire unto the LORD; thea fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is 7upon the inwards,
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the 8flanks, and the caul above the liver, 9with the kidneys, it shall he 10take away.
And Aaron's sons shall burn it onb the altar 11upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
¶And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the 12flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it 13before the LORD.
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and 14kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the 15backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is thec16food 17of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.
¶And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for 18a sweet savour: 19all the fat is the LORD's.
It shall be a 20perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your 21dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor 22blood.d