1 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offerings, and he will offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer them without blemish before the Lord. 2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his victim, which shall be slain in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony, and the sons of Aaron the priests shall pour the blood round about upon the altar. 3 And they shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings, for an oblation to the Lord, the fat that covereth the entrails, and all the fat that is within. 4 The two kidneys with the fat wherewith the flanks are covered, and the caul of the liver with the two little kidneys. 5 And they shall burn them upon the altar, for a holocaust, putting fire under the wood: for an oblation of most sweet savour to the Lord.


3:1 Peace offerings: Which, of course is offered for peace, that is to say, the health, safety, and prosperity, or having obtained, or in order to obtain. (Jac Menochius)  herd: "Cattle” or “goats or sheep,” nothing else is substituted for these as a sacrifice, not even the birds which above were substitutes in making offerings. (Origen Hom. on Lev. 2.6)  whether male or female: Only males are offered, until, that is to say, when the weak works with the stronger. (Hesychius of Jerusalem)  without blemish: Whole, perfect. (Cornelius a Lapide)  Symbolically of Christ, who was without the taint of sin. (Interlinear Gloss) before the Lord: In front of the altar, whereby God is worshiped and is represented. (Cornelius a Lapide)

3:2 he shall lay his hand upon: as if offering to God, who is the head of all things, and transferring his power to another. (Hugh of St. Cher)   Explained above on Lev. 1:4 (Jac Menochius)   entry of the tabernacle: Upon the altar of the burnt offering, on the North side. (Hugh of St. Cher)

3:3-4 That is, the fat that covers the vital organs, namely, the heart, liver, and kidneys, or guts. (Hugh of St. Cher)  This caul is fat, which is the equivalent of a network which encompasses the liver.   duos renes/renunculis two kidneys/two little kidneys: The use of more words than are required to express an idea, or Hebrew repetition of the same thing; For the kidneys, this is always understood the two kidneys, which are in the waist. (Cornelius a Lapide)  For the renes/kidneys are in the loins, the renunculi/little kidneys are under the kidneys hidden in fat, however, generally does not differ in meaning. (Hugh of St. Cher)

6 But if his oblation and the sacrifice of peace offering be of the flock, whether he offer male or female, they shall be without blemish. 7 If he offer a lamb before the Lord, 8 He shall put his hand upon the head of his victim: and it shall be slain in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony: and the sons of Aaron shall pour the blood thereof round about upon the altar. 9 And they shall offer of the victim of peace offerings a sacrifice to the Lord: the fat and the whole rump, 10 With the kidneys, and the fat that covereth the belly and all the vitals and both the little kidneys, with the fat that is about the flanks, and the caul of the liver with the little kidneys. 11 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, for the food of the fire, and of the oblation of the Lord.

3:8 in the entry of the tabernacle: In the entry of the tabernacle, for instance, before the Holy One, at the altar of the burnt offering. (Cornelius a Lapide)  In the court which was before the tabernacle. (Nicholas of Lyra) 

3:9 whole rump: The Hebrew has "whole rump opposite view to the backbone." (Cornelius a Lapide)

3:10 the kidneys, and the fat that covereth the belly: Not on the interior but on the exterior side. (Nicholas of Lyra) all the vitals: The heart and the liver, and what they cleave to. (Interlinear Gloss)

Peace offering of a goat

12 If his offering be a goat, and he offer it to the Lord, 13 He shall put his hand upon the head thereof: and shall immolate it in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony. And the sons of Aaron shall pour the blood thereof round about upon the altar. 14 And they shall take of it for the food of the Lord's fire, the fat that covereth the belly, and that covereth all the vital parts : 15 The two little kidneys with the caul that is upon them which is by the flanks, and the fat of the liver with the little kidneys: 16 And 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. 17 By a perpetual law for your generations, and in all your habitations: neither blood nor fat shall you eat at all.

3:17 He bade them abstain from the blood and fat and prescribed that both be offered on the altar, the former being the source of life, the latter indicative of virtue, and both very properly dedicated to God. (Theodoret of Cyrus) blood: All the blood was forbidden to the Jews, not only of the victims offered, of which, properly speaking, is treated here, but also any other.  See the statements of Genesis 9:4 (Jac Menochius)  Fat: It is meant of the fat, which by the prescription of the law was to be offered on God's altar; not of the fat of meat, such as we commonly eat. (Bishop Richard Challoner)

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