Leviticus 3

Procedures for the Peace Offering

¹“If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the Lord, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects. ²Lay your hand on the animal’s head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle.^a Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar. ³The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the Lord. This includes all the fat around the internal organs, ⁴the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, ⁵and Aaron’s sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

⁶“If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the Lord, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects. ⁷If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the Lord, ⁸lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the sheep’s blood against all sides of the altar. ⁹The priest must present the fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the Lord. This includes the fat of the broad tail cut off near the backbone, all the fat around the internal organs, ¹⁰the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, ¹¹and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the Lord.

¹²“If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the Lord, ¹³lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the goat’s blood against all sides of the altar. ¹⁴The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the Lord. This includes all the fat around the internal organs, ¹⁵the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, ¹⁶and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. All the fat belongs to the Lord.

¹⁷“You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live.”