Leviticus 3

1 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.

“When you want to give a peace offering and you offer an animal from a herd of cattle, whether male or female, you must present one without any defects before the Lord.

2 And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood on the altar round about.

Put your hand on the head of the offering and kill it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron's sons the priests will sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar.

3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire to the LORD; the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards,

From the peace offering you are to bring a food offering to the Lord: all the fat that covers the insides,

4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the lobe above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

both kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the best part of the liver, which you are to remove together with the kidneys.

5 And Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt sacrifice, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD.

Aaron's sons are to burn this on the altar on top of the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as a food offering, to be accepted by the Lord.

6 And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

When you want to give a peace offering and you offer an animal from a flock of sheep or goats, either male or female, you must present one without any defects before the Lord.

7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD.

If you are giving a lamb as your offering, you must present it before the Lord.

8 And he shall lay his hand on 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 on the altar.

Put your hand on the head of the offering and kill it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron's sons the priests will sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar.

9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire to the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards,

From the peace offering you are to bring a food offering to the Lord made up of its fat: the whole fat tail removed from close to the tailbone, all the fat that covers the insides,

10 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the lobe above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

both kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the best part of the liver, which you are to remove together with the kidneys.

11 And the priest shall burn it on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire to the LORD.

Then the priest is to burn this on the altar as a food offering, a food offering to the Lord.

12 And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.

If your offering is a goat, you are to present it before the Lord.

13 And he shall lay his hand on the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof on the altar round about.

Put your hand on its head and kill it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron's sons the priests will sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar.

14 And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire to the LORD; the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards,

From your offering you are to present a food offering to the Lord made up of all the fat that covers the insides,

15 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the lobe above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

both kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the best part of the liver, which you are to remove together with the kidneys.

16 And the priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet smell: all the fat is the LORD’s.

Then the priest is to burn this on the altar as a food offering, an offering to the Lord using fire. All the fat is for the Lord.

17 It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that you eat neither fat nor blood.

You must not eat any fat or any blood. This regulation is for all time and for all future generations everywhere you live.”