1 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace-offerings ; if he offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before Jehovah.
2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting : and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto Jehovah ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
4 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away.
5 And Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt-offering, which is upon the wood that is on the fire : it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
Note · Lévitique 3.1–5
Une relation où les parts sont ordonnées
Un mâle ou une femelle peut être présenté sans défaut. Le geste de la main et le sang autour de l’autel rappellent d’autres sacrifices, mais les parts brûlées diffèrent. Cette diversité empêche de traiter toutes les offrandes comme des actes interchangeables qui auraient exactement la même fonction.
6 And if his oblation for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah be of the flock ; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
7 If he offer a lamb for his oblation, then shall he offer it before Jehovah ;
8 and he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it before the tent of meeting : and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto Jehovah ; the fat thereof, the fat tail entire, he shall take away hard by the backbone ; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
10 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away.
11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar : it is the food of the offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
Note · Lévitique 3.6–11
Le détail matériel appartient à la précision du rite
La queue grasse et les organes mentionnés pour l’agneau correspondent aux parts désignées pour l’autel. Le texte précise le geste au lieu de s’en tenir à une intention générale. Il ne fournit pas pour autant une clé qui ferait de chaque organe l’image certaine d’une faculté spirituelle.
12 And if his oblation be a goat, then he shall offer it before Jehovah :
13 and he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tent of meeting ; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
14 And he shall offer thereof his oblation, even an offering made by fire unto Jehovah ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
15 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away.
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.
17 It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood.
Note · Lévitique 3.12–17
Recevoir sans s’approprier toute vie
La chèvre reçoit une procédure analogue et l’interdit du sang est rappelé. Lévitique 17 développera son lien avec la vie. La réserve de certaines parts signifie que le repas et le don ne sont pas une consommation sans limite de tout ce que l’on possède.