| Berean Study Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD. | 1“If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects. |
| 2He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar. | 2Lay your hand on the animal’s head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar. |
| 3From the peace offering he is to bring an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, | 3The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs, |
| 4both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys. | 4the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, |
| 5Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. | 5and Aaron’s sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. |
| 6If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish. | 6“If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects. |
| 7If he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he must present it before the LORD. | 7If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the LORD, |
| 8He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar. | 8lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the sheep’s blood against all sides of the altar. |
| 9And from the peace offering he shall bring an offering made by fire to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, | 9The priest must present the fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes the fat of the broad tail cut off near the backbone, all the fat around the internal organs, |
| 10both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys. | 10the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, |
| 11Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD. | 11and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the LORD. |
| 12If one’s offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD. | 12“If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the LORD, |
| 13He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar. | 13lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the goat’s blood against all sides of the altar. |
| 14And from his offering he shall present an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, | 14The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs, |
| 15both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys. | 15the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, |
| 16Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s. | 16and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD. |
| 17This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.” | 17“You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live.” |
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