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It is a special gift of food presented 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 it on the altar as a food offering to the LORD.<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 them on the altar as food, a food offering to the LORD.<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 it upon the altar: <i>it is</i> the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.<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 <i>them</i> on the altar <i>as</i> food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest shall offer <i>it</i> up in smoke on the altar <i>as</i> food, an offering by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Then the priest shall offer <i>it</i> up in smoke on the altar, <i>as</i> food, an offering by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the priest shall offer <i>it</i> up in smoke on the altar <i>as</i> food, an offering by fire to Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire to the LORD.<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 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 to the LORD.&#8221 <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 it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto Jehovah.<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 lay these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering for 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 it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.<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 the fellowship offering on the altar. It is food, an offering by fire 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 officiating priest shall burn all this on the altar as a food offering to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as a food offering made by fire 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 them on the altar as food, a food offering to the LORD.<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 it up in smoke on the altar as a food gift 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 />And the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar; it is food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.<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 it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire to the LORD.<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 it on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire to Yahweh. <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 it an incense on the altar [as] bread of a fire-offering to YHWH.<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 it a perfume on the altar -- bread of a fire-offering to Jehovah.<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 it upon the altar: the bread of the sacrifice 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 the oblation of the Lord. <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 fuel for the fire and as an oblation of 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 this on the altar as food, an oblation 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 to the LORD.<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 it upon the altar; it is a food offering made by fire to the LORD.<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 it up on the altar as a food offering to 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 it smoke upon the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />the priest shall offer these on the altar: <i>it is</i> a sacrifice of sweet savour, a burnt-offering to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/3-11.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=418" 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">10</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">11</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·rōw (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">is to burn them</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/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-msc) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">as food,</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.">an offering made by fire</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.">to the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>If one’s offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.…<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/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/1-13.htm">Leviticus 1:13</a></span><br />The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Leviticus 1:17</a></span><br />He shall tear it open by its wings, without dividing the bird completely. And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Leviticus 2:2</a></span><br />and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/2-9.htm">Leviticus 2:9</a></span><br />The priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as 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/6-14.htm">Leviticus 6:14-18</a></span><br />Now this is the law of the grain offering: Aaron’s sons shall present it before the LORD in front of the altar. / The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. / Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-30.htm">Leviticus 7:30-31</a></span><br />With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD. / The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.<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/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1</a></span><br />The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance.<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="/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">2 Chronicles 35:11</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.<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</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-12.htm">Malachi 1:12</a></span><br />“But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’</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 it on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire to the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">burn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Leviticus 3:5</a></b></br> And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which <i>is</i> upon the wood that <i>is</i> on the fire: <i>it is</i> an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Psalm 22:14</a></b></br> I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-10</a></b></br> Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted… </p><p class="hdg">the food</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16</a></b></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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/21-6.htm">Leviticus 21:6,8,17,21,22</a></b></br> They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, <i>and</i> the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-25.htm">Leviticus 22:25</a></b></br> Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption <i>is</i> in them, <i>and</i> blemishes <i>be</i> in them: they shall not be accepted for you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/3-8.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/40-23.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-9.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Fire-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/34-28.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-9.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-9.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-16.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Smoke</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/3-13.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-14.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-14.htm">Fire-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-12.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-12.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Smoke</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 offering on the altar signifies the complete dedication of the sacrifice to God. The altar, located in the Tabernacle and later in the Temple, was the central place for sacrifices. This act of burning symbolizes purification and consecration, transforming the physical into a spiritual offering. The priest's role here prefigures Christ as our High Priest, who offers Himself as the ultimate sacrifice.<p><b>as food</b><br>The term "food" in this context does not imply that God consumes the offering as humans do. Instead, it signifies that the offering is pleasing and acceptable to God. This anthropomorphic language helps convey the idea of God’s satisfaction with the offering. In the ancient Near Eastern context, offerings were often seen as a way to maintain a relationship with the deity, providing sustenance in a symbolic sense.<p><b>a food offering</b><br>The food offering, or "meal offering," was a type of sacrifice that often accompanied burnt offerings. It was a way to express gratitude and devotion to God. This offering was typically made of grain, oil, and frankincense, symbolizing the fruits of human labor and God's provision. The food offering points to the sustenance God provides and foreshadows the spiritual nourishment found in Christ, the Bread of Life.<p><b>to the LORD</b><br>The phrase "to the LORD" emphasizes that the offering is directed solely to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel. This exclusivity underscores the monotheistic faith of the Israelites, distinguishing their worship from the polytheistic practices of surrounding nations. The offerings were a means of maintaining the covenant relationship, reminding the Israelites of their identity as God's chosen people. This dedication to the LORD prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who offered Himself to God on behalf of 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 God and man.<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.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lord.htm">LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_system.htm">Sacrificial System</a></b><br>The system of offerings and sacrifices instituted by God for Israel, serving as a means of atonement and worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_sacrifice.htm">Understanding Sacrifice</a></b><br>The peace offering symbolizes reconciliation and fellowship with God. It teaches us the importance of maintaining a right relationship with God through worship and thanksgiving.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priest.htm">Role of the Priest</a></b><br>The priest's role in offering sacrifices points to Jesus Christ, our High Priest, who mediates a new covenant and offers Himself as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_fire.htm">Symbolism of Fire</a></b><br>Fire represents God's holiness and the purifying nature of His presence. Our lives, like the offerings, should be purified and dedicated to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/communal_aspect_of_worship.htm">Communal Aspect of Worship</a></b><br>The peace offering involved both the priest and the offerer, highlighting the communal nature of worship. As believers, we are called to worship together, fostering unity and fellowship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_sacrifices.htm">Living Sacrifices</a></b><br>In light of Christ's sacrifice, we are called to live sacrificially, dedicating our lives to God's service and seeking to please Him in all we do.<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/who_rules_heaven_and_earth.htm">What is the purpose of sacrifices in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_a_peace_offering_for.htm">What is the purpose of a peace offering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_lev_12_8_reconcile_childbirth.htm">In Leviticus 12:8, how does the prescribed offering for atonement reconcile with the idea that childbirth is not a moral wrongdoing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_lev._8's_7-day_ordination.htm">How can Leviticus 8's insistence on a seven-day ordination period be reconciled with other references in the Old Testament that imply different consecration timelines?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">The food, </span>or <span class= "ital">bread, </span>that is, which the fire upon the altar was to consume for God, or the sacrifice. Hence that which was burnt unto God was called His bread (<a href="/numbers/28-2.htm" title="Command the children of Israel, and say to them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet smell to me, shall you observe to offer to me in their due season.">Numbers 28:2</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm" title="In that you have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.">Ezekiel 44:7</a>), and the priests who burnt it are described as offering " the bread of their God" (<a href="/leviticus/21-6.htm" title="They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.">Leviticus 21:6</a>; <a href="/leviticus/21-8.htm" title="You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God: he shall be holy to you: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.">Leviticus 21:8</a>; <a href="/leviticus/21-17.htm" title="Speak to Aaron, saying, Whoever he be of your seed in their generations that has any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.">Leviticus 21:17</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">It is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord;</span> literally, <span class="accented">It is the bread of the offering by fire to the Lord.</span> The idea of the peace offering being that of a meal at God's board, the part of the animal presented to God upon the altar is regarded as his share of the feast, and is called his food or bread. Cf. <a href="/revelation/3-20.htm">Revelation 3:20</a>, "I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with <span class="accented">me."</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/3-11.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">is to burn them</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְטִיר֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·ṭî·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<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">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 food,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֥חֶם</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">an offering made by fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשֶּׁ֖ה</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">to the LORD.</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/3-11.htm">Leviticus 3:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/3-11.htm">Leviticus 3:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/3-11.htm">Leviticus 3:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/3-11.htm">Leviticus 3:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/3-11.htm">Leviticus 3:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/3-11.htm">Leviticus 3:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/3-11.htm">Leviticus 3:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/3-11.htm">Leviticus 3:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/3-11.htm">Leviticus 3:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/3-11.htm">Leviticus 3:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/3-11.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 3:11 The priest shall burn it (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/3-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 3:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 3:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/3-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 3:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 3:12" /></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>