Leviticus 7 · Verse 4

Leviticus 7:4

And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away:
Leviticus 7:4, King James Version

Leviticus 7:4 in other translations

BSBboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.
WEBand he shall take away the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys;
ASVand the two kidneys, and the fat that is on 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, and the fat on them, which is by the top 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 on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, that shall he take away:

What does Leviticus 7:4 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 The fat that is on them - Chiefly the fat that was found in a detached state, not mixed with the muscles; such as the omentum or caul, the fat of the mesentery, the fat about the kidneys, etc. See Clarke's note on Lev 3:9, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 7:1-10

Chapter Outline Concerning the trespass-offering. (1-10) Concerning the peace-offering. (11-27) The wave and heave offerings. (28-34) The conclusion of these institutions. (35-38) Verses 1-10 In the sin-offering and the trespass-offering, the sacrifice was divided between the altar and the priest; the offerer had no share, as he had in the peace-offerings. The former expressed repentance and sorrow for sin…

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Leviticus 7:4 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
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ן'a.lei.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 7:4

  • 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 7:3

    And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,

  • Leviticus 7:4

    And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away:

  • Leviticus 7:5

    And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a trespass offering.

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Leviticus 7:4 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.
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, et pinguedinem quæ juxta ilia est, reticulumque jecoris cum renunculis.