Three prescribed paths Every step opens the verse it rests on.
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BeginBring a peace offering to the LORD from herd or flock.“‘If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without defect before… — Leviticus 3:1 · WEB
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1 From the herd
Present · slaughter · blood riteChoose a male or female without defect from the herd. Lay a hand on it, then slaughter it at the entrance. Priests dash the blood around the altar.He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the… — Leviticus 3:1–2 · WEB
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Offer the fatOffer the fat that covers the entrails, the kidneys, and the liver lobe. The priest burns it on the altar.He shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh. The fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on… — Leviticus 3:3–5 · WEB
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2 From the flock · lamb
Present · slaughter · blood riteChoose a male or female without defect from the flock. Lay a hand on it, then slaughter it at the entrance. Priests dash the blood around the altar.and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood around on the… — Leviticus 3:6–8 · WEB
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Offer the fatOffer the fat tail, all the fat, kidneys, and liver lobe. The priest burns it as a food offering to the LORD.He shall offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; its fat, the entire tail fat, he shall take away close to… — Leviticus 3:9–11 · WEB
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3 From the flock · goat
Present · slaughter · blood ritePresent a goat before the LORD. Lay a hand on it, then slaughter it at the entrance of the tent of meeting. Priests dash the blood around the altar.He shall lay his hand on its head, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar. — Leviticus 3:12–14 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Peace Offering
All fat belongs to the LORDOffer its fat, kidneys, and liver lobe. All the fat belongs to the LORD; the priest burns it as a food offering.The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma; all the fat is Yahweh’s. — Leviticus 3:15–16 · WEB
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All A lasting statute
A pleasing aroma to the LORDAaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a… — Leviticus 3:5, 11, 16 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Peace Offering
The order of these steps is adapted from the Torah flowcharts published by OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.