(KJV) Leviticus 31

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Laws for Peace Offerings[ Leviticus 7:11–21 ]

[1] And if his oblation [be] a sacrifice2 of peace offering, if he offer [it] of the herd; whether [it be] a male or female, he shall offer it without3 blemish before the Lord. [2] And he shall lay4 his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it5 [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. [3] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat6 that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards, [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 kidneys7, it shall he take away. [5] And Aaron’s8 sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt9 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.

[6] And if his offering for a sacrifice10 of peace offering unto the Lord [be] of11 the flock; male12 or female, he shall13 offer it without blemish. [7] If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it14 before the Lord. [8] And he shall15 lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it16 before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle17 the blood thereof round about upon the altar. [9] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat18 thereof, [and] the whole rump19, 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, [10] And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul20 above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. [11] And the priest shall burn21 it upon the altar: [it is] the food22 of the offering made by fire unto the Lord.

[12] [¶]And if his offering [be] a goat23, then he shall offer it before the Lord. [13] And he shall lay his hand24 upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle25 the blood thereof upon the altar round about. [14] And he shall offer thereof his offering, [even] an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat that covereth26 the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards, [15] And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above27 the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. [16] And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: [it is] the food28 of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat29 [is] the Lord’s. [17] [It shall be] a perpetual30 statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither31 fat nor blood32.

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  1. Lev 3:1, The peace offering of the herd; Lev 3:6, of the flock; Lev 3:7, whether a lamb, Lev 3:12, or a goat; Lev 3:17, A prohibition to eat fat or blood. 

  2. Lev 7:11-21, Lev 7:29-34, Lev 22:19-21; Exod 20:24, Exod 24:5, Exod 29:28; Num 6:14, Num 7:17; Judg 20:26, Judg 21:4; 1Chr 21:26; Prov 7:14; Ezek 45:15; Amos 5:22; Rom 5:1-2; Col 1:20; 1John 1:3 

  3. Lev 1:3; Num 6:14; Mal 1:8, Mal 1:14; Heb 10:22 

  4. Lev 1:4-5, Lev 8:22, Lev 16:21-22; Exod 29:10; Isa 53:6; 2Cor 5:21; 1John 1:9-10 

  5. Lev 1:11; Zech 12:10; Acts 2:36-38, Acts 3:15, Acts 3:26, Acts 4:10-12, Acts 4:26-28 

  6. or, suet, Lev 3:16, Lev 4:8-9, Lev 7:3-4; Exod 29:13, Exod 29:22; Deut 30:6; Ps 119:70; Prov 23:26; Isa 6:10; Ezek 36:26; Matt 13:16, Matt 15:8; Rom 5:5, Rom 6:6 

  7. or, midriff over the liver, and over the kidneys, Lev 3:10, Lev 3:15, Lev 4:9, Lev 7:4, Lev 8:16, Lev 8:25, Lev 9:10, Lev 9:19; Exod 29:13 *marg. Exod 29:22 

  8. Lev 1:9, Lev 4:31, Lev 4:35, Lev 6:12, Lev 9:9-10; Exod 29:13; 1Sam 2:15-16; 1Kgs 8:64; 2Chr 35:14; Ezek 44:7, Ezek 44:15 

  9. Lev 6:12; 1Pet 2:5 

  10. Gal 4:4; Eph 1:10, Eph 2:13-22 

  11. Lev 3:1, Lev 1:2, Lev 1:10; Isa 60:7 

  12. Gal 3:28 

  13. Lev 3:1-17; Acts 4:27; Rom 12:1-2; Titus 2:11-12 

  14. Lev 3:1; 1Kgs 8:62; Eph 5:2, Eph 5:12; Heb 9:14 

  15. Lev 3:2-5, Lev 3:13, Lev 4:4, Lev 4:15, Lev 4:24; Isa 53:6, Isa 53:11-12; 2Cor 5:21; 1Pet 2:24 

  16. Eph 2:18, Eph 3:12; Heb 10:19-22 

  17. Lev 1:5, Lev 1:11; Matt 3:17; 2Cor 5:19 

  18. Lev 3:3-4; Prov 23:26; Isa 53:10 

  19. To what has already been said on the tails of eastern sheep, we may add the testimony of Ludolf, who states that they are so very large, some of them weighing from twelve to fourteen pounds, "that the owners are obliged to tie a little cart behind them, whereupon they put the tail of the sheep, as well for the convenience of carriage, and to ease the poor creatures, as to preserve the wool from dirt, and the tail from being torn among the bushes and stones." The same is testified by Dr. Russell, who says, "In some other places where they feed in the fields, the shepherds are obliged to fix a piece of thin board to the under part of the tail, to prevent its being torn by bushes, thistles, etc., as it is not covered underneath with thick wool, like the upper part; and some have small wheels to facilitate the dragging of the board after them." Lev 7:3, Lev 8:25, Lev 9:19; Exod 29:22 

  20. Lev 3:4 

  21. Lev 3:5; Ps 22:14; Isa 53:4-10; Rom 8:32 

  22. Lev 3:16, Lev 21:6, Lev 21:8, Lev 21:17, Lev 21:21-22, Lev 22:25; Num 28:2; Ezek 44:7; Mal 1:7, Mal 1:12; 1Cor 10:21; Rev 3:20 

  23. Lev 3:1, Lev 3:7-17, Lev 1:2, Lev 1:6, Lev 1:10, Lev 9:3, Lev 9:15, Lev 10:16, Lev 22:19-27; Isa 53:2, Isa 53:6; Matt 25:32-33; Rom 8:3; 2Cor 5:21 

  24. Lev 3:1-5, Lev 3:8; Isa 53:6, Isa 53:11-12; 2Cor 5:21; 1Pet 2:24, 1Pet 3:18 

  25. Lev 3:2, Lev 3:8; Isa 52:15; Rom 5:6-11, Rom 5:15-21; Heb 12:24; 1Pet 1:2 

  26. Lev 3:3-5, Lev 3:9-11; Ps 22:14-15; Prov 23:26; Jer 20:18; Matt 22:37, Matt 26:38; Rom 12:1-2 

  27. Lev 3:4 

  28. Lev 3:11 

  29. Lev 3:3-5, Lev 3:9-11, Lev 3:14-15, Lev 4:8-19, Lev 4:26, Lev 4:31, Lev 7:23-25, Lev 8:25, Lev 9:24, Lev 17:6; Exod 29:13, Exod 29:22; 1Sam 2:15-16; 2Chr 7:7; Isa 53:10; Matt 22:37 

  30. Lev 6:18, Lev 7:36, Lev 16:34, Lev 17:7, Lev 23:14; Num 19:21 

  31. That is, neither the blood which is contained in the larger veins and arteries, nor the fat or suet which is within the animal, which exists in a separate or unmixed state, as the omentum or caul, the fat of the mesentery, or fatty part of the substance which connects the convolutions of the alimentary canal or small intestines, the fat of the kidneys, and whatever else of the internal fat was easily separable, together with the whole of the tail already described; for the blood which assumes the form of gravy, and the fat which is intermixed with the other flesh, might be eaten. This law not only related to the sacrifices, but to all the cattle which the Israelites slaughtered for food. Lev 3:16; Deut 32:14; Neh 8:10 

  32. Lev 7:23, Lev 7:25-27, Lev 17:10-14; Gen 9:4; Deut 12:16, Deut 12:23, Deut 15:23; 1Sam 14:32-34; Ezek 33:25, Ezek 44:7, Ezek 44:15; Matt 16:24, Matt 26:28; Acts 15:20-21, Acts 15:29; Eph 1:7, Eph 5:26; 1Tim 4:4