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16 The priest[a] shall turn them into smoke on the altar as a food offering;[b] all the fat is an offering made by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. 17 This is[c] a lasting statute for your generations in all your dwellings: you must not eat any fat or any blood.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 3:16 Or “And the priest”
  2. Leviticus 3:16 Compare v. 11
  3. Leviticus 3:17 Understood by context

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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