Leviticus 3 · Verse 10

Leviticus 3:10

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.
Leviticus 3:10, King James Version

Leviticus 3:10 in other translations

BSBboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
WEBand 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.
ASVand the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away.
YLTand the two kidneys, and the fat which is on them, which is on the flanks, and the redundance above the liver, (beside the kidneys he doth turn it aside),
DARBYand the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the net above the liver which he shall take away as far as the kidneys;
BBEAnd the two kidneys, with the fat on them, which is by the top part of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, he is to take away;
WebsterAnd the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, that shall he take away.

What does Leviticus 3:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 3:4-11

4-11. the two kidneys ... of the flock ... the whole rump--There is, in Eastern countries, a species of sheep the tails of which are not less than four feet and a half in length. These tails are of a substance between fat and marrow. A sheep of this kind weighs sixty or seventy English pounds weight, of which the tail usually weighs fifteen pounds and upwards. This species is by far the most numerous in Arabia…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 3:6-17

Here is a law that they should eat neither fat nor blood. As for the fat, it means the fat of the inwards, the suet. The blood was forbidden for the same reason; because it was God's part of every sacrifice. God would not permit the blood that made atonement to be used as a common thing, He 10:29; nor will he allow us, though we have the comfort of the atonement made, to claim for ourselves any share in the honour…

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Leviticus 3:10 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.Tei[the] twoH8147
הַכְּלָיֹ֔תha.ke.la.Yotthe kidneysH3629
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levthe fatH2459
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
עֲלֵהֶ֔ן'a.le.Hen[is] on themH5921
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
עַל\־'al-[is] onH5921
הַכְּסָלִ֑יםha.ke.sa.Limthe loinsH3689
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙hai.yo.Te.retthe lobeH3508
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַכָּבֵ֔דha.ka.Vedthe liverH3516
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַכְּלָיֹ֖תha.ke.la.Yotthe kidneysH3629
יְסִירֶֽנָּה\׃ye.si.Re.nahhe will remove itH5493

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 3:10

  • Leviticus 3:4

    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.

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Context

  • Leviticus 3:9

    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,

  • Leviticus 3:10

    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.

  • Leviticus 3:11

    And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord.

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Leviticus 3:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Asimismo los dos riñones, y el sebo que está sobre ellos, y el que está sobre los ijares, y con los riñones quitará el redaño de sobre el hígado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et les deux rognons, et la graisse qui est dessus, qui est sur les reins, et le réseau qui est sur le foie, qu’on ôtera jusque sur les rognons;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und die beiden Nieren und das Fett, das an ihnen, das an den Lenden ist, und das Netz über der Leber: samt den Nieren soll er es abtrennen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
cum renibus, et pinguedinem quæ operit ventrem atque universa vitalia, et utrumque renunculum cum adipe qui est juxta ilia, reticulumque jecoris cum renunculis.