{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/leviticus/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T18:31:50.671Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Leviticus","bookSlug":"leviticus","chapter":3,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":2,"nextChapter":4,"totalChapters":27,"totalVerses":17},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace-offerings; if he offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt-offering, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And if his oblation for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"If he offer a lamb for his oblation, then shall he offer it before Jehovah;"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"and he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it before the tent of meeting: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat thereof, the fat tail entire, he shall take away hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And if his oblation be a goat, then he shall offer it before Jehovah:"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"and he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And he shall offer thereof his oblation, even an offering made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is Jehovah's."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood."}],"citation":{"inline":"Leviticus 3 (ASV)","markdown":"[Leviticus 3](https://primebible.com/asv/leviticus/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/leviticus/3 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}