16The priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the Lord 's.


In Context

13 He is to lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron's sons shall sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.

14 From what he offers he is to make this offering to the Lord by fire: all the fat that covers the inner parts or is connected to them,

15 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the covering of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys.

16 The priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the Lord 's.

17 " 'This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.' "

Leviticus 3:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, for the food of the fire, and of a most sweet savour. All the fat shall be the Lord's.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16and 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16And 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 the LORD'S.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16The 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16and the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar — bread of a fire-offering, for sweet fragrance; all the fat is Jehovah's.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And 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.