16 The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire as a soothing aroma; (A)all fat is the Lords. 17 It is a (B)permanent statute throughout your generations in all your dwelling places: you shall not eat any fat (C)or any blood.’”

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16 The priest shall burn them on the altar(A) as a food offering,(B) a pleasing aroma.(C) All the fat(D) is the Lord’s.(E)

17 “‘This is a lasting ordinance(F) for the generations to come,(G) wherever you live:(H) You must not eat any fat or any blood.(I)’”

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This shall be done so that the sons of Israel will bring their sacrifices which they were sacrificing [a]in the open field—so that they will bring them to the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord. The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and (A)offer up the fat in smoke as a soothing aroma to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 17:5 Lit on the face of the field

This is so the Israelites will bring to the Lord the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the Lord, at the entrance to the tent of meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings.(A) The priest is to splash the blood against the altar(B) of the Lord(C) at the entrance to the tent of meeting and burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(D)

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when you brought in (A)foreigners, (B)uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, My house, when you (C)offered My food, the fat, and the blood and they (D)broke My covenant—this in addition to all your abominations.

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In addition to all your other detestable practices, you brought foreigners uncircumcised in heart(A) and flesh into my sanctuary, desecrating my temple while you offered me food, fat and blood, and you broke my covenant.(B)

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