Leviticus 3:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the Lord’s.”

Leviticus 3:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 3:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 3:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 3:16 — World English Bible

Leviticus 3:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Leviticus 3:16 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 3:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar--bread of a fire-offering, for sweet fragrance; all the fat <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah's.”

Leviticus 3:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 3:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and the priest shall burn them on the altar: [it is] the food of the offering by fire for a sweet odour. All the fat [shall be] Jehovah's.”

Leviticus 3:16 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 3:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So the Priest shall burne them vpon the altar, as the meate of an offering made by fire for a sweete sauour: all the fatte is the Lordes.”

Leviticus 3:16 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 3:16 in Context — Leviticus 3

14 Depois oferecerá dela sua oferta acesa ao SENHOR; a gordura que cobre os intestinos, e toda a gordura que está sobre as entranhas,

15 E os dois rins, e a gordura que está sobre eles, e o que está sobre os lombos, e com os rins tirará o redenho de sobre o fígado.

16 E o sacerdote fará arder isto sobre o altar; é comida de oferta que se queima em cheiro suave ao SENHOR: a gordura tudo é do SENHOR.

17 Estatuto perpétuo por vossas gerações; em todas as vossas moradas, nenhuma gordura nem nenhum sangue comereis.

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What Does Leviticus 3:16 Mean?

Leviticus 3:16 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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