Then he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
Parallel translations
- WEB He shall take all the fat of the bull of the sin offering off of it; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,
- KJV 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 is upon the inwards,
- NKJV He shall take from it all the fat of the bull as the sin offering. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat which is on the entrails,
- NASB And he shall remove from it all the fat of the bull of the sin offering: the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat which is on the entrails,
- NLT Then the priest must remove all the fat of the bull to be offered as a sin offering. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,
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Quick answer
All the fat of the sin-offering bull is removed for the altar. As in other offerings, the choice fat is reserved for God.
Overview
Even in the sin offering, the fat covering the inner organs is taken off to be burned to God. This maintains the consistent principle that the richest portions belong to the LORD. The continuity with earlier offerings shows the unity of the sacrificial system, every part of which ultimately points to the comprehensive work of Christ for sin.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Lev 4:26He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.
- Lev 3:3–5From the peace offering he is to bring an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
- Lev 7:3–5And all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails,
- Isa 53:10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- Lev 4:31Then 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.
- Lev 3:9–11And from the peace offering he shall bring an offering made by fire to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
- Lev 3:14–16And from his offering he shall present an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
- Lev 4:35And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the offerings made by fire to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.
- Lev 16:25He is also to burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.
- Lev 4:19And he is to remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.
- John 12:27Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
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