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All the fat is the LORD&#8217s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering with a pleasing aroma. All fat is the LORD’s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: <i>it is</i> the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat <i>is</i> the LORD'S.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and the priest shall burn them on the altar <i>as</i> food, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma; all the fat <i>is</i> the LORD’s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar <i>as</i> food, an offering by fire as a soothing aroma; all fat is the LORD’S.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire for a soothing aroma; all fat is the LORD&#8217S.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And the priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar <i>as</i> food, an offering by fire for a soothing aroma; all fat is the LORD’s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar <i>as</i> food, an offering by fire for a soothing aroma; all fat is Yahweh’s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food. It is an offering by fire, a sweet <i>and</i> soothing aroma; all the fat is the LORD’S.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest will burn the food on the altar, as a food offering for a pleasing aroma. “All fat belongs to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest will burn the food on the altar, as a fire offering for a pleasing aroma.&#8221 All fat belongs to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />One of the priests will put these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering with a smell that pleases me. All fat belongs to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The priest shall burn all this on the altar as a food offering pleasing to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The priest is to burn it on the altar, a food offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD?s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar as a food gift for a soothing aroma--all the fat belongs to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 the LORD'S.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The 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 Yahweh’s. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest has made them an incense on the altar [as] bread of a fire-offering, for refreshing fragrance; all the fat [is] YHWH’s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar -- bread of a fire-offering, for sweet fragrance; all the fat is Jehovah's.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the priest burnt them upon the altar; the bread of the sacrifice for an odor of sweetness: all the fat to Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, for the food of the fire, and of a most sweet savour. All the fat shall be the Lord's. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, as nourishment for the fire and as a most sweet odor. All the fat shall be for the Lord;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall burn these on the altar as food, a sweet-smelling oblation. All the fat belongs to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the priest shall turn these into smoke on the altar as a food offering by fire for a pleasing odor. All fat is the LORD’s.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall burn them upon the altar; it is a food offering made by fire for a sweet savour; all the fat is the LORD'S.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Priest shall offer them up on the altar a food offering for a sweet savor; all the fat is for LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the priest shall make them smoke upon the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savour; all the fat is the LORD'S.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the priest shall offer it upon the altar: <i>it is</i> a burnt-offering, a smell of sweet savour to the Lord. All the fat <i>belongs</i> to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/3-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=456" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/3.htm">Laws for Peace Offerings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">Then the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: wə·hiq·ṭî·rām (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">is to burn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-msc) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">the food</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·ḥāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">on the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/801.htm" title="801: ’iš·šeh (N-ms) -- The same as 'eshshah, but used in a liturgical sense; properly, a burnt-offering; but occasionally of any sacrifice.">as an offering made by fire,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5207.htm" title="5207: nî·ḥō·aḥ (N-ms) -- A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing. Or niychoach; from nuwach; properly, restful, i.e. Pleasant; abstractly, delight.">a pleasing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7381.htm" title="7381: lə·rê·aḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- To smell, perceive odor. From ruwach; odor.">aroma.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/2459.htm" title="2459: ḥê·leḇ (N-ms) -- Or cheleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part.">the fat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">is the LORD’s.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-23.htm">Leviticus 7:23-25</a></span><br />“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat. / The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it. / If anyone eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering may be presented to the LORD, the one who eats it must be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-6.htm">Leviticus 17:6</a></span><br />The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Leviticus 1:9</a></span><br />The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-31.htm">Leviticus 4:31</a></span><br />Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Leviticus 6:12</a></span><br />The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-17.htm">Numbers 18:17</a></span><br />But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-27.htm">Deuteronomy 12:27</a></span><br />Present the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-15.htm">1 Samuel 2:15-16</a></span><br />Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.” / And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7</a></span><br />In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-7.htm">Malachi 1:7-8</a></span><br />By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible. / When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21</a></span><br />When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18</a></span><br />Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-31.htm">1 Corinthians 10:31</a></span><br />So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15-16</a></span><br />Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. / And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet smell: all the fat is the LORD's.</p><p class="hdg">it is the food</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm">Leviticus 3:11</a></b></br> And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: <i>it is</i> the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">all the fat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/3-3.htm">Leviticus 3:3-5,9,11,14,15</a></b></br> 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 <i>is</i> upon the inwards, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-8.htm">Leviticus 4:8-19,26,31</a></b></br> 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 <i>is</i> upon the inwards, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/7-23.htm">Leviticus 7:23-25</a></b></br> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/3-13.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-15.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-14.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-14.htm">Fire-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Fragrance</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Odor</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Odour</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-14.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-14.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Savour</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Soothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Sweet</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-31.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-16.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-10.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-12.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-12.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-5.htm">Fire-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-28.htm">Fragrance</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-13.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-15.htm">Odor</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-21.htm">Odour</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-14.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-10.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-31.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-15.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-31.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-31.htm">Savour</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-6.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-10.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-31.htm">Soothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Sweet</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/3-1.htm">The peace offering of the herd</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/3-6.htm">whether a sheep</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/3-7.htm">whether a lamb</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/3-12.htm">or a goat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm">A prohibition to eat fat or blood</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The act of burning the food on the altar signifies the offering being wholly dedicated to God. The altar, located in the Tabernacle and later in the Temple, was the central place for sacrifices, symbolizing God's presence among His people. This act of burning represents the complete surrender and consecration of the offering to God, reflecting the need for purity and holiness in worship.<p><b>as a food offering, a pleasing aroma</b><br>The term "food offering" indicates that the sacrifice is meant to sustain a relationship with God, much like food sustains the body. The phrase "a pleasing aroma" is a metaphorical expression used throughout the Old Testament to describe God's acceptance of a sacrifice. It signifies that the offering is made in accordance with God's instructions and is pleasing to Him. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where Christ's sacrifice is described as a "fragrant offering" to God (<a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a>), highlighting the ultimate fulfillment of the sacrificial system in Jesus.<p><b>All the fat is the LORD’s</b><br>In ancient Israelite culture, fat was considered the best part of the animal, symbolizing richness and abundance. By designating all the fat as belonging to the LORD, the text emphasizes that the best portions are to be given to God, reflecting His supreme worthiness and the worshiper's devotion. This principle of offering the best to God is seen throughout Scripture, such as in the story of Abel's offering (<a href="/genesis/4-4.htm">Genesis 4:4</a>) and the call to present our bodies as living sacrifices (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>). The dedication of the fat to the LORD also underscores the idea that God deserves the first and finest of what we have, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who gave His all for humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priest.htm">Priest</a></b><br>The priest is the mediator between God and the people, responsible for performing the sacrificial rituals as prescribed in the Law of Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/altar.htm">Altar</a></b><br>A sacred place where offerings and sacrifices are made to God. It symbolizes the meeting point between the divine and the human.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/offering.htm">Offering</a></b><br>In this context, it refers to the peace offering, which is a voluntary act of worship, expressing thanksgiving and fellowship with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lord.htm">LORD (YHWH)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature, and His relationship with Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/fat.htm">Fat</a></b><br>Considered the best part of the animal, it is reserved for God as a sign of giving Him the best portion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_sacrifice.htm">The Significance of Sacrifice</a></b><br>Sacrifices in the Old Testament were a way to maintain a relationship with God. Today, we are called to offer spiritual sacrifices through our lives and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/giving_god_our_best.htm">Giving God Our Best</a></b><br>Just as the fat was considered the best part and given to God, we should strive to give God the best of our time, resources, and talents.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/a_pleasing_aroma.htm">A Pleasing Aroma</a></b><br>Our lives should be a pleasing aroma to God, characterized by obedience, worship, and thanksgiving.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_holiness.htm">Understanding God's Holiness</a></b><br>The requirement that all fat belongs to the LORD underscores His holiness and the need for reverence in our approach to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_altar.htm">Symbolism of the Altar</a></b><br>The altar represents a place of surrender and dedication. We are called to lay down our lives in service to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_worship_styles.htm">What are the different styles of worship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/priests_vs._levites__role_differences.htm">How do priests and Levites differ in their roles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_offer_animal_sacrifices_in_leviticus.htm">If a loving God exists, what is the moral rationale for repeatedly offering animal blood and fat as stated in Leviticus 3? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_heb._13_10_contradict_ot_sacrifice_laws.htm">Does Hebrews 13:10's mention of an altar contradict Old Testament laws allowing priests to eat sacrifices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Shall burn them.</span>--That is, the fat pieces which have thus been specified (see <a href="/leviticus/4-35.htm" title="And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire to the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him.">Leviticus 4:35</a>), because they constitute the bread of Jehovah; they are to ascend in a sweet-smelling savour to heaven. (See <a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm" title="But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD.">Leviticus 1:9</a>).<p><span class= "bld">All the fat is the Lord's.</span>--This part of the verse is intimately connected with the following verse. As the fat belongs to the Lord, it is therefore enacted as a perpetual statute that it must never be eaten.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/3-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will burn</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְטִירָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·ṭî·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the food</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֤חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the altar</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as an offering made by fire,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשֶּׁה֙</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_801.htm">Strong's 801: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burnt-offering, a sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a pleasing</span><br /><span class="heb">נִיחֹ֔חַ</span> <span class="translit">(nî·ḥō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">aroma.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרֵ֣יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·rê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7381.htm">Strong's 7381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smell, perceive odor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fat</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵ֖לֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·leḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2459.htm">Strong's 2459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fat, richest, choice part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] the LORD’s.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 3:16 The priest shall burn them (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/3-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 3:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 3:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 3:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 3:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>