Leviticus 3:3

The portions of the Peace-Offering taken for sacrifice are described in Leviticus 3:3; Leviticus 3:9; Leviticus 3:14in almost identical words. In the case of the lamb the fat tail entirewas also burnt (Leviticus 3:9). The sheep of Palestine have a broad fatty excrescence on the tail, used now in cooking instead of butter. This was not to be eaten but taken away hard by the backbone and offered. The Heb. word ("alyah) occurs Leviticus 3:9 (see note), and Leviticus 7:3; Leviticus 8:25; Leviticus 9:19; Exodus 29:22 only in MT. But (see on Leviticus 3:9) it should also be read in 1 Samuel 9:24. The A.V. has rumpin all these places. As the parts sacrificed were different for the lamb and the goat, it was necessary to treat each case separately; hence the subdivision is not exactly the same as in ch. 1.

the fat that covereth the inwards By this is probably meant the membrane which covers the intestines, and is called the great omentum. Thick pieces of fat are found adhering to it, if the animal is healthy and well fed. Pieces of fat are also found on the intestines, and these are described as the fat that is upon the inwards.