Leviticus 3:15

“the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the lobe on the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys.”

Leviticus 3:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 3:15, word by word

the twoשְׁתֵּיshete

both

The two together, both of them.

Where else “shete” appears
kidneysכְּלָיֹתkelayot

kidneys

An animal's kidneys.

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and the fatחֵלֶבchelev

fat

The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.

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the loinsכְּסָלִיםkesalim

loins

The part of the body between the ribs and the hip.

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and the lobeיֹּתֶרֶתyoteret

lobe (of the liver)

The lobe of the liver, the part that sticks out from it.

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the liverכָּבֵדkaved

liver

Liver.

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which he shall removeיְסִירֶyesire

remove

To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.

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The context

14From it he shall present his offering, a fire offering to YHWH: the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,

15 · This verse (above)

16The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar; it is food of a fire offering for a pleasing aroma. All fat belongs to YHWH.

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