The Bible
Leviticus Chapter 3
1"'If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he should offer it without defect in Yahweh's presence. 2Let him lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood around on the altar. 3He should offer as the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh. The fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards, 4and he is to take away the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys. 5Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
6"'If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh is from the flock, either male or female, he is to offer it without defect. 7If he offers a lamb for his offering, then he is to offer it in Yahweh's presence; 8and he is to lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting. Aaron's sons shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar. 9He is to offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; its fat, the entire tail fat, he is to take away close to the backbone; and the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails, 10and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he is to take away. 11The priest is to burn it on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire to Yahweh.
12"'If his offering is a goat, then he is to offer it in Yahweh's presence. 13He is to lay his hand on its head, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar. 14He is to offer from it as his offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards, 15and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he is to take away. 16The priest is to burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma; all the fat is Yahweh's.
17"'It will be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that you don't eat either fat or blood.'"
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