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Texts -- Leviticus 3:1-12 (NET)

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Peace Offering Regulations: Animal from the Herd
3:1 “‘Now if his offering is a peace offering sacrifice , if he presents an offering from the herd , he must present before the Lord a flawless male or a female . 3:2 He must lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the Meeting Tent , and the sons of Aaron , the priests , must splash the blood against the altar’s sides . 3:3 Then the one presenting the offering must present a gift to the Lord from the peace offering sacrifice : He must remove the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that surrounds the entrails , 3:4 the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews , and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys ). 3:5 Then the sons of Aaron must offer it up in smoke on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the wood in the fire as a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord .
Animal from the Flock
3:6 “‘If his offering for a peace offering sacrifice to the Lord is from the flock , he must present a flawless male or female . 3:7 If he presents a sheep as his offering , he must present it before the Lord . 3:8 He must lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it before the Meeting Tent , and the sons of Aaron must splash its blood against the altar’s sides . 3:9 Then he must present a gift to the Lord from the peace offering sacrifice : He must remove all the fatty tail up to the end of the spine , the fat covering the entrails , and all the fat on the entrails , 3:10 the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews , and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys ). 3:11 Then the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar as a food gift to the Lord . 3:12 “‘If his offering is a goat he must present it before the Lord ,

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  • Lev 3:1-5 -- Peace Offering Regulations: Animal from the Herd
  • Lev 3:6-17 -- Animal from the Flock

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