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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

INTRODUCTION TO Leviticus 7 The several things contained in this chapter are the law of the trespass offering, Leviticus 7:1 the portion the priests had in the burnt offerings and meat offerings, Leviticus 7:8 the law of the peace offerings, whether by way of thanksgiving, or a vow, or voluntary oblation, Leviticus 7:11 the prohibition of fat and blood, Leviticus 7:22 the parts the priests should...

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] on them,.... Which are usually covered with fat: which [is] by the flanks: or rather that which is "upon" them (y); for this respects not the situation of the kidneys, nor the fat upon them, but the fat which is upon the flanks, as distinct from that, and where there are great collops of it, see Job 15:27: and the caul [that is] above the liver; the lobe...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

Here is, I. The law of the trespass-offering (ver. 1-7), with some further directions concerning the burnt-offering and the meat-offering, ver. 8-10. II. The law of the peace-offering. The eating of it (ver. 11-21), on which occasion the prohibition of eating fat or blood is repeated (ver. 22-27), and the priests' share of it, ver. 28-34. III. The conclusion of those institutions, ver. 35, &c....