From the sacrificeוְ מִזֶּבַחof peaceהַשְּׁלָמִיםhe shall presentהִקְרִיבas a fire offeringאִשֶּׁהto YHWHלַיהוָהits fat:חֶלְבּוֹthe wholeתְמִימָהfat tail,הָאַלְיָהwhich he shall removeיְסִירֶנָּהclose toלְעֻמַּתthe backbone,הֶעָצֶהand the fatוְ הַחֵלֶבthat coversהַמְכַסֶּהthe entrailsהַקֶּרֶבand allוְ כָּלthe fatהַחֵלֶבthat isאֲשֶׁרonעַלthe entrails,הַקֶּרֶב
Leviticus 3:9
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Leviticus 3:9, word by word
- From the sacrificeזֶּבַחzevach
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zevach” appears- of peaceשְּׁלָמִיםshelamim
peace offerings
Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).
Where else “shelamim” appears- he shall presentהִקְרִיבhikriv
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hikriv” appears- as a fire offeringאִשֶּׁהishe
fire offering
Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.
Where else “ishe” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- its fatחֶלְבּchelb
fat
The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.
Where else “chelb” appears- the wholeתְמִימָהtemima
without defect
Without defect, whole.
Where else “temima” appears- fat tailאַלְיָהalya
fat tail
The thick, fatty tail of a certain breed of sheep.
Where else “alya” appears- which he shall removeיְסִירֶyesire
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “yesire” appears- close toעֻמַּתumat
alongside, close to
Beside, along with, close to.
Where else “umat” appears- the backboneעָצֶהatse
backbone
Backbone: the end of the spine, near the tail.
Where else “atse” appears- that coversמְכַסֶּהmechase
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “mechase” appears- the entrailsקֶּרֶבkerev
entrails
The organs inside the animal, its guts.
Where else “kerev” appears
Translation note
The tail of the sheep of that region is broad and very fatty; here it is offered whole with the fat (3:9; 7:3).
The context
8He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it before the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall splash its blood against the altar all around.
9 · This verse (above)
10the 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.