And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
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Gill's Exposition
And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering,.... That is, the priest, Aaron, or one of his two sons:
an offering made by fire unto the Lord; that part of it which was to be burnt with…
Barnes' Notes
The whole rump - The whole fat tail: i. e., the tail of the kind of sheep well known in the East, and often weighing 15 lbs. and even as much as 50 lbs., when the sheep has been increased by…
Adam Clarke
The whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone - To what has already been said on the tails of the eastern sheep, in the note on Exo 29:22, we may add the following observation from Dr.…
Directions are here given concerning the peace-offering, if it was a sheep or a goat. Turtle-doves or young pigeons, which might be brought for whole burnt offerings, were not allowed for…
Cambridge Bible
The fat tail here reserved for sacrifice was regarded as a delicacy, and set before Saul. In 1Sa 9:24 for -that which was upon it" should be read -the fat tail"; see Driver in loc., and note on Exo…
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