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Leviticus 3:4

and 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 shall take away.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    and 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 shall take away.

  • KJV King James Version

    And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take away hard by the kidneys.

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Cross-references (10)

Passages linked to Leviticus 3:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Leviticus 3:10 and 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 shall take away.
  • Exodus 29:13 You shall take all the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.
  • Exodus 29:22 Also you shall take some of the ram’s fat, the fat tail, the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration),
  • Leviticus 3:15 and 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 shall take away.
  • Leviticus 4:9 and 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 shall remove,
  • Leviticus 7:4 and he shall 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;
  • Leviticus 8:16 He took all the fat that was on the innards, and the cover of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat; and Moses burned it on the altar.
  • Leviticus 8:25 He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat that was on the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh;
  • Leviticus 9:10 but the fat, and the kidneys, and the cover from the liver of the sin offering, he burned upon the altar, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
  • Leviticus 9:19 and the fat of the bull and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covers the innards, and the kidneys, and the cover of the liver;

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Explain this verse (10 sources)

Historical commentary, presented as a primary source — not an endorsement.

Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, the which kidneys are near the flank.

Or, the which kidneys are near the flank.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 3:4 And the two kidneys, and the fat…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the two kidneys, and the fat that is…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The caul above the liver - Probably the membrane…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Flanks. St. Jerome sometimes translates the Hebrew loins, as…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the two kidneys . . . of the flock…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 4. The two kidneys — Professor Bush suggests that…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. the two kidneys, and the fat … by…
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain caul Fat appendage.
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 3:4 kidneys . . . lobe of the liver:…

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