And all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails,
Parallel translations
- WEB He shall offer all of its fat: the fat tail, and the fat that covers the innards,
- KJV And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,
- NKJV And he shall offer from it all its fat. The fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails,
- NASB Then he shall offer from it all its fat: the fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails,
- NLT The priest will then offer all its fat on the altar, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs,
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Quick answer
All the fat, including the fat tail and the fat covering the organs, is offered. The best portions are given wholly to God.
Overview
The choicest parts, the fat and the fat tail, are devoted to the LORD as in the other offerings. Giving God the best symbolized that He is worthy of the finest we have. This wholehearted surrender of what is most valuable foreshadows the costly, complete self-offering of Christ to the Father.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Exod 29:13Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
- Lev 3:15–16both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
- 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 4:8–10Then 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,
- Ps 51:6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
- Ps 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
- 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,
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Every sacrifice, every priest, and every day of atonement points beyond itself to the one perfect offering and the great High Priest who, by his own blood, makes the unclean holy once for all.
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