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the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys).[a] Then the sons of Aaron must offer it up in smoke on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the wood in the fire as a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord.[b]

Animal from the Flock

“‘If his offering for a peace-offering sacrifice to the Lord is from the flock, he must present a flawless male or female.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 3:4 tn Heb “and the protruding lobe on the liver on the kidneys he shall remove it.” Cf. NRSV “the appendage of the liver”; NIV “the covering of the liver” (KJV “the caul above the liver”).
  2. Leviticus 3:5 tn Or “on the fire—[it is] a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord” (see Lev 1:13b, 17b, and the note on 1:9b).
  3. Leviticus 3:6 tn Heb “a male or female without defect he shall present it”; cf. NLT “must have no physical defects.”