Leviticus 3

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  1. 1If someone's offering is a peace offering and they bring it from the herd, it may be either male or female, but it must be an animal without any defect, presented before the LORD.
  2. 2The person must place their hand on the head of the animal and slaughter it at the entrance of the tabernacle. Then Aaron's sons, the priests, will sprinkle the blood all around the altar.
  3. 3From this peace offering, the person must present a portion as an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat covering the internal organs, along with all the fat attached to them,
  4. 4both kidneys with the fat around them near the loins, and the covering of the liver, which he must remove along with the kidneys.
  5. 5Aaron's sons must burn it on the altar, on the burnt sacrifice that is on the wood that is on the fire. It is an offering made by fire, with a sweet aroma to the LORD.
  6. 6"If someone's peace offering to the LORD comes from the flock, it may be either male or female, but it must be an animal without any defect.
  7. 7If the person offers a lamb, they must present it before the LORD.
  8. 8They must place their hand on the head of the animal and slaughter it in front of the tabernacle. Then Aaron's sons will sprinkle its blood all around the altar.
  9. 9From the peace offering, he shall present an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat, including the whole rump cut off close to the backbone, the fat covering the internal organs, and all the fat upon the internal organs,
  10. 10both kidneys with the fat around them near the loins, and the covering of the liver, which he must remove along with the kidneys.
  11. 11The priest will then burn all of this on the altar. It is food given as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
  12. 12"If someone's offering is a goat, they must present it before the LORD.
  13. 13They must place their hand on the animal's head and slaughter it in front of the tabernacle. Then Aaron's sons will sprinkle its blood all around the altar.
  14. 14From this animal, the person must present their offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat covering the internal organs, along with all the fat attached to them,
  15. 15both kidneys with the fat around them near the loins, and the covering of the liver, which he must remove along with the kidneys.
  16. 16The priest will burn all of these portions on the altar. They are food given as an offering made by fire, and their aroma is pleasing to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD.
  17. 17"This is a permanent rule for all your generations, wherever you live: you must never eat fat or blood."
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