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Leviticus 9:19-21

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; and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burned the fat on the altar. Aaron waved the breasts and the right thigh for a wave offering before Yahweh, as Moses commanded.

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So Aaron came near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. The sons of Aaron presented the blood to him; and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar; 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. The meat and the skin he burned with fire outside the camp. He killed the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons delivered the blood to him, and he sprinkled it around on the altar. They delivered the burnt offering to him, piece by piece, and the head. He burned them upon the altar. He washed the innards and the legs, and burned them on the burnt offering on the altar. He presented the people’s offering, and took the goat of the sin offering which was for the people, and killed it, and offered it for sin, like the first. He presented the burnt offering, and offered it according to the ordinance. He presented the meal offering, and filled his hand from there, and burned it upon the altar, in addition to the burnt offering of the morning. He also killed the bull and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people. Aaron’s sons delivered to him the blood, which he sprinkled around on the altar; 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; and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burned the fat on the altar. Aaron waved the breasts and the right thigh for a wave offering before Yahweh, as Moses commanded. Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them; and he came down from offering the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    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;

    and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burned the fat on the altar.

    Aaron waved the breasts and the right thigh for a wave offering before Yahweh, as Moses commanded.

  • KJV King James Version

    And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:

    And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:

    And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    and the fat of the ox, and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver.

    And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he made the fat smoke upon the altar.

    And the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.

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Cross-references (14)

  • Leviticus 7:30-34 (v21) With his own hands he shall bring the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. He shall bring the fat with the breast, that the breast may be…
  • Exodus 29:24 (v21) You shall put all of this in Aaron’s hands, and in his sons’ hands, and shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh.
  • Exodus 29:26-28 (v21) “You shall take the breast of Aaron’s ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It shall be your portion. You…
  • Leviticus 3:5 (v19) Aaron’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…
  • Leviticus 3:9 (v19) He shall offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; its fat, the entire tail fat, he shall take away…
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  • Leviticus 3:14-17 (v20) He shall 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…
  • Leviticus 3:16 (v19) The priest shall 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.
  • Leviticus 7:24 (v21) The fat of that which dies of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of animals, may be used for any other service, but you shall in no…
  • Leviticus 7:26 (v21) You shall not eat any blood, whether it is of bird or of animal, in any of your dwellings.
  • Leviticus 7:29-34 (v20) “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘He who offers the sacrifice of his peace offerings to Yahweh shall bring his offering to Yahweh…
  • Leviticus 9:10 (v19) 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.
  • Isaiah 49:3 (v21) He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”
  • Luke 2:13 (v21) Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying,
  • 1 Peter 4:11 (v21) If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in…

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v21 Of the bullock and the ram.

Of the bullock and the ram.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv19–20 That which covereth; the fat which covereth the inwards,…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv19–21 And they put the fat upon the breasts,.... Both…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v19 That - Fat. Which covereth the inwards - Or…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v21 Elevating them. After which they were used by the…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv19, 21 19. Rump — See Lev_3:9, note.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v20 They took the parts
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