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 And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

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

16 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.

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

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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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