1 'And if his offering [is] a sacrifice of peace-offerings, if out of the herd he is bringing near, whether male or female, a perfect one he doth bring near before Jehovah,
2 and he hath laid his hand on the head of his offering, and hath slaughtered it at the opening of the tent of meeting, and sons of Aaron, the priests, have sprinkled the blood on the altar round about.
3 'And he hath brought near from the sacrifice of the peace-offerings a fire-offering to Jehovah, the fat which is covering the inwards, and all the fat which [is] on the inwards,
4 and the two kidneys, and the fat which [is] on them, which [is] on the flanks, and the redundance above the liver, (beside the kidneys he doth turn it aside),
5 and sons of Aaron have made it a perfume on the altar, on the burnt-offering which [is] on the wood, which [is] on the fire — a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to 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 offering [is] out of the flock for a sacrifice of peace-offerings to Jehovah, male or female, a perfect one he doth bring near ;
7 if a sheep he is bringing near [for] his offering, then he hath brought it near before Jehovah,
8 and hath laid his hand on the head of his offering, and hath slaughtered it before the tent of meeting, and sons of Aaron have sprinkled its blood on the altar round about.
9 'And he hath brought near from the sacrifice of the peace-offerings a fire-offering to Jehovah, its fat, the whole fat tail (over-against the bone he doth turn it aside), and the fat which is covering the inwards, and all the fat which [is] on the inwards,
10 and the two kidneys, and the fat which [is] on them, which [is] on the flanks, and the redundance above the liver, (beside the kidneys he doth turn it aside),
11 and the priest hath made it a perfume on the altar — bread of a fire-offering to 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 offering [is] a goat, then he hath brought it near before Jehovah,
13 and hath laid his hand on its head, and hath slaughtered it before the tent of meeting, and sons of Aaron have sprinkled its blood on the altar round about ;
14 and he hath brought near from it his offering, a fire-offering to Jehovah, the fat which is covering the inwards, and all the fat which [is] on the inwards,
15 and the two kidneys, and the fat which [is] upon them, which [is] on the flanks, and the redundance above the liver, (beside the kidneys he doth turn it aside),
16 and the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar — bread of a fire-offering, for sweet fragrance ; all the fat [is] Jehovah's.
17 'A statute age-during to your generations in all your dwellings : any fat or any blood ye do not eat.'
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.