Leviticus3

Leviticus chapter 3 details the regulations for the peace offering, which could be from the herd or flock, male or female, but always without blemish. The offerer would lay hands on the animal, kill it, and the priests would sprinkle its blood upon the altar. Specific fatty portions were then burned on the altar as a sweet savour unto the Lord, while a perpetual statute prohibited the eating of fat or blood.

The Peace Offering from the Herd (Cattle)

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`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,
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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.
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`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,
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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),
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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.

Peace Offering from the Flock (Lamb)

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`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;
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if a sheep he is bringing near for his offering, then he hath brought it near before Jehovah,
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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.
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`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,
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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),
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and the priest hath made it a perfume on the altar--bread of a fire-offering to Jehovah.

Peace Offering from the Flock (Goat)

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`And if his offering is a goat, then he hath brought it near before Jehovah,
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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;
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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,
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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),
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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.

Prohibition Against Eating Fat and Blood

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`A statute age-during to your generations in all your dwellings: any fat or any blood ye do not eat.'
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