Leviticus 3:15
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.
Leviticus 3:15 in other translations
| BSB | both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys. |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | and 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. |
| YLT | and the two kidneys, and the fat which is upon them, which is on the flanks, and the redundance above the liver, (beside the kidneys he doth turn it aside), |
| DARBY | and 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; |
| BBE | And 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, let him take away; |
| Webster | 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, that shall he take away. |
What does Leviticus 3:15 mean?
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…
Leviticus 3:15 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Leviticus 3:14
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,
- Leviticus 3:15
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.
- Leviticus 3:16
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 3:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y 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. |
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| 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 | duos renunculos cum reticulo, quod est super eos juxta ilia, et arvinam jecoris cum renunculis: |