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He shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat. The priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar,
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Orderly and Reverent Worship
Commentators observe that the procedure for the sheep or goat offering mirrors the one for the more valuable bullock. The animal is methodically cut into pieces, including the head and fat, and carefully arranged on the altar. This repetition emphasizes that God desires the same order, reverence, and thoroughness in worship, regardless of the offering's material cost.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
With his head and his fat. —That is, “he shall cut it into its pieces, and sever or cut off its head and its fat…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat Or "his body", as the …
Presbyterian
Those who could not offer a young bull were to bring a sheep or a goat; and those who were not able to do that were accepted by God if they brought…
