Leviticus 3:16

16 The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.

Leviticus 3:16 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
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.
English Standard Version (ESV)
16 And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering with a pleasing aroma. All fat is the LORD's.
New Living Translation (NLT)
16 and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the LORD . All the fat belongs to the LORD .
The Message Bible (MSG)
16 The priest will burn them on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance.
American Standard Version (ASV)
16 And 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.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
16 Then the priest will burn them on the altar. It is food, an offering by fire to the LORD. It is a soothing aroma. All the fat belongs to the LORD.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
16 Then the priest will burn them on the altar as food, a fire offering for a pleasing aroma. "All fat belongs to the Lord.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
16 " 'Then the priest must burn it on the altar as food. It is an offering that is made with fire. It has a pleasant smell. All of the fat belongs to the Lord.

Leviticus 3:16 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 3:16

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar
Which shows that not the fat only, but the inwards and the kidneys, were burnt also; so Maimonides says F12, that the priest salted the parts, and burned them upon the altar; and the priests might not have the breast and shoulder (which were what belonged to them) until the parts were burnt:

[it is] the food of the offering made by fire;
which the Lord ate of, or accepted of:

for a sweet savour;
as a type of the sweet smelling sacrifice of Christ, with which he is well pleased;

all the fat is the Lord's;
that is, all that was upon the parts mentioned in the several sacrifices of peace offerings, which was to be taken off and burnt: though the Jewish writers understand it of all fat in general, and so interpret the law that follows.


FOOTNOTES:

F12 Ut supra, (Maaseh Hakorbanot) c. 9. sect. 11.

Leviticus 3:16 In-Context

14 From what you offer you are to present this food offering to the LORD: the internal organs and all the fat that is connected to them,
15 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which you will remove with the kidneys.
16 The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.
17 “ ‘This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.’ ”

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