Leviticus 3 · Verse 16

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 3:16, King James Version

Leviticus 3:16 in other translations

BSBThen the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.
WEBThe 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 the LORD’s.
ASVAnd the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is Jehovah’s.
YLTand the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar--bread of a fire-offering, for sweet fragrance; all the fat is Jehovah's.
DARBYand the priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering by fire for a sweet odour. All the fat shall be Jehovah's.
BBEThat it may be burned by the priest on the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet smell: all the fat is the Lord's.
WebsterAnd the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savor: all the fat is the LORD'S.

What does Leviticus 3:16 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…

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Leviticus 3:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהִקְטִירָ֥םve.hik.ti.Ramand he will make smoke themH6999
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahthe altar towardsH4196
לֶ֤חֶםLe.chemfood ofH3899
אִשֶּׁה֙'i.Sheha fire offeringH801
לְרֵ֣יחַle.Rei.achto an odor ofH7381
נִיחֹ֔חַni.Cho.achsoothingH5207
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
חֵ֖לֶבChe.levfatH2459
לַיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.weh[belongs] to YahwehH3068

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Cross references for Leviticus 3:16

  • 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. And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it. For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.

  • 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:

  • Exodus 29:13

    And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.

  • Isaiah 53:10

    Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

  • 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, 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 it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord.

  • Matthew 22:37

    Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

  • 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.

  • 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. And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

  • Leviticus 3:14-15

    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.

  • 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, 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. And Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

  • 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, 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, As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering. And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, …

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
it is the food.
11
all the fat.
3-5,9-11,14,15; 4:8-19,26,31; 7:23-25; 8:25; 9:24; 17:6
Ex 29:13,22; 1Sa 2:15,16; 2Ch 7:7; Isa 53:10; Mt 22:37

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Context

  • 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 3:17

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

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Leviticus 3:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el sacerdote hará arder esto sobre el altar; es vianda de ofrenda que se quema en olor de suavidad á Jehová: el sebo todo es de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et le sacrificateur les fera fumer sur l’autel: c’est un pain de sacrifice par feu, en odeur agréable. Toute graisse appartient à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Priester soll es auf dem Altar räuchern: es ist eine Speise des Feueropfers zum lieblichen Geruch; alles Fett gehört Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
adolebitque ea super altare sacerdos in alimoniam ignis, et suavissimi odoris. Omnis adeps, Domini erit