3Leviticus 3

Sacrifices To Ask the 's Blessing / The said:

1When you offer sacrifices to ask my blessing, you may offer either a bull or a cow, but there must be nothing wrong with the animal.Select Leviticus 3:1

2Lead it to the entrance of the sacred tent, lay your hand on its head, and have it killed there. A priest from Aaron's family will splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar.Select Leviticus 3:2

3Offer all of the fat on the animal's insides,Select Leviticus 3:3

4as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat.Select Leviticus 3:4

5Some of the priests will lay these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke with a smell that pleases me, together with the sacrifice that is offered to please me.Select Leviticus 3:5

6Instead of a bull or a cow, you may offer any sheep or goat that has nothing wrong with it.Select Leviticus 3:6

7If you offer a sheep, you must present it to me at the entrance to the sacred tent.Select Leviticus 3:7

8Lay your hand on its head and have it killed there. A priest will then splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar.Select Leviticus 3:8

9Offer the fat on the tail, the tailbone, and the insides,Select Leviticus 3:9

10as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat.Select Leviticus 3:10

11One of the priests will lay these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering for me.Select Leviticus 3:11

12If you offer a goat, you must also present it to meSelect Leviticus 3:12

13at the entrance to the sacred tent. Lay your hand on its head and have it killed there. A priest will then splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar.Select Leviticus 3:13

14Offer all of the fat on the animal's insides,Select Leviticus 3:14

15as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat.Select Leviticus 3:15

16One of the priests will put these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering with a smell that pleases me. All fat belongs to me.Select Leviticus 3:16

17So you and your descendants must never eat any fat or any blood, not even in the privacy of your own homes. This law will never change.Select Leviticus 3:17