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3 ‎[1] **If his offering is a peace offering: If he brings it from cattle, whether male or female, he shall offer it unblemished before the Lord. **In contrast to the burnt offering, for which one may bring only a male animal, the peace offering may be either male or female. It must still be unblemished, as is the case with regard to all offerings.
‎[2] **He, **the owner, **shall lay his hand on the head of his offering **as though to transfer his identity to the animal. **And **he shall **slaughter it at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting **in the Tabernacle courtyard, or, during the Temple period, in the Temple courtyard. The rite of slaughter is not considered one of the four proper sacrificial rites; rather, it is a preparatory rite and therefore may be performed by a non-priest. The priestly service commences with the rites involving the blood of the offering: **Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall cast the blood around the altar. **
‎[3] The peace offering is not burned in its entirety. Rather,
**he shall present from the peace offering **a portion of the offering that will be burned on the altar as **a fire offering to the Lord: The **layer of **fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards, **additional sections of fat that are adjacent to the internal organs. 32
‎[4] Also included in the portion of the offering burned on the altar are
**the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, that is on the flanks. **This refers to the fat of the animal’s flanks, which lies on the kidneys and extends to the hindquarters. 33 Some understand the flanks to refer to the inner muscles of the haunches. 34 **And the diaphragm above the liver, **although not the liver itself, 35 **with the kidneys he shall remove it. **
‎[5] **Aaron’s sons shall burn it, **the above sections of the animal, which are burned as one unit, 36 **on the altar on the burnt **
‎[6] **If his offering is from the flock as a peace offering to the Lord, **rather than from cattle, then it may also be **male or female; unblemished he shall present it. **The rites of the peace offering are identical irrespective of the type of animal brought. The details are reiterated three times with slight differences. The necessity for this repetition is discussed in the halakhic midrash. 39
‎[7] **If he brings a lamb as his offering, he shall bring it before the Lord **to the Tabernacle’s entrance.
‎[8] **He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and slaughter it before the Tent of Meeting. **The Torah reiterates the rites of the peace offering: **Aaron’s sons shall cast its blood around the altar. **
‎[9] **He shall present from the peace offering a fire offering, **the part burned by fire, **to the Lord. **There is one difference with regard to the lamb peace offering, due to which the entire set of rites is reiterated: **Its fats **include **the **long, thick, and fatty **tail in its entirety **. 40 **Opposite the **last vertebrae of the **backbone he shall remove it. **The tail must be removed at the lower end of the spine. The priest shall also present other fats, which are identical to those presented from the cattle: **The fat that covers the innards, all the fat that is on the innards, **
‎[10] **the two kidneys, the fat that is on them, that is on the flanks, and the diaphragm above the liver, with the kidneys he shall remove it. **
‎[11] **The priest shall burn it, **the aforementioned part of the offering, **on the altar; it is the food of the fire offering to the Lord. **
‎[12] **If his offering is a goat, he shall bring it before the Lord. **The Torah again reiterates the details of the peace offering, in this case with regard to the sacrifice of a goat. Although sheep and goats are closely related, the sheep's tail is included in the portion of the peace offering burned on the altar, while the goat’s tail is not. The laws of each are therefore presented separately. 41
‎[13] **He shall lay his hand upon its head, and slaughter it before the Tent of Meeting; the sons of Aaron shall cast its blood around the altar. **
‎[14] **He shall present from it his offering, a fire offering to the Lord: The fat that covers the innards, all the fat that is on the innards, **
‎[15] **the two kidneys, the fat that is on them that is on the flanks, and the diaphragm above the liver, with the kidneys he shall remove it. **The tail is not mentioned because the goat’s tail, which is not as fatty as the tail of a sheep, is not burned on the altar.
‎[16] **The priest shall burn them on the altar; it is the food of the fire offering for a pleasing aroma. All the fat **of the animal **is **burned on the altar as an offering **for the Lord. **
‎[17] **It shall be an eternal statute for your generations, **irrespective of whether or not the Temple is standing and offerings can be sacrificed, **in all your dwellings, **both in the Land of Israel and outside the Land of Israel: **All fat and all blood you shall not eat. **
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