Leviticus 3:11
What does Leviticus 3:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 3:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949That it may be burned by the priest on the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire to the Lord.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the priest hath made it a perfume on the altar--bread of a fire-offering to Jehovah.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, for the food of the fire, and of the oblation of the Lord.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and the priest shall burn it on the altar: [it is] the food of the offering by fire to Jehovah.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 21:21
no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
- Leviticus 21:6
They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
- Psalms 22:14
I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.
- Numbers 28:2
Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My oblation, my food for my offerings made by fire, of a sweet savor unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.
- Leviticus 3:16
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.
- Ezekiel 44:7
in that ye have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant, to add unto all your abominations.
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