{"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/kjv/leviticus/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T00:34:15.268Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 <i>be</i> a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer <i>it</i> of the herd; whether <i>it be</i> a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it <i>at</i> the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 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 the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that <i>is</i> upon the inwards,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And the two kidneys, and the fat that <i>is</i> on them, which <i>is</i> by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which <i>is</i> upon the wood that <i>is</i> on the fire: <i>it is</i> an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD <i>be</i> of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, <i>and</i> the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that <i>is</i> upon the inwards,"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And the two kidneys, and the fat that <i>is</i> upon them, which <i>is</i> by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: <i>it is</i> the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And if his offering <i>be</i> a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And he shall offer thereof his offering, <i>even</i> an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that <i>is</i> upon the inwards,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And the two kidneys, and the fat that <i>is</i> upon them, which <i>is</i> by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: <i>it is</i> the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat <i>is</i> the LORD'S."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"<i>It shall be</i> a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood."}],"citation":{"inline":"Leviticus 3 (KJV)","markdown":"[Leviticus 3](https://primebible.com/kjv/leviticus/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/leviticus/3 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}