"And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: {it is} the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the…" — Leviticus 3:16

Leviticus 3:16 · KJV

“And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: {it is} the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat {is} the LORD'S.”

— Leviticus 3:16

Verse 15

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

Verse 17

{It shall be} a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

Leviticus 3 — Context

And he shall offer thereof his offering, {even} an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that {is} upon the inwards,

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

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: {it is} the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat {is} the LORD'S.

{It shall be} a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

Cross References

Leviticus 7:23-25

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

Leviticus 4:31

And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn {it} upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 3:9-11

And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, {and} the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that {is} upon the inwards,

Exodus 29:22

Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul {above} the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that {is} upon them, and the right shoulder; for it {is} a ram of consecration:

1 Samuel 2:15-16

Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

Leviticus 3:3-5

And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that {is} upon the inwards, {fat: or, suet}

Leviticus 4:8-19

And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that {is} upon the inwards,

Leviticus 4:26

And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.