A distinctive element of the fellowship offering was the removal of the fat. The word ḥělěḇ occurs ten times in Leviticus 3:1–17, and twice in the concluding statement. The repetitive directions concerning the fat portions are unique to the fellowship offering (Leviticus 3:9–10, Leviticus 3:14–15). The fat represented the choicest or best part of the offering (Genesis 4:4; Genesis 45:18; Numbers 18:12; Deuteronomy 32:14; Psalm 81:16; Psalm 147:14). The fat belonged to the Lord and had to be offered to him on the altar. Other offerings that required special treatment of the fat included the sin offering (Leviticus 4:8), the guilt offering (Leviticus 7:3), and the redemption of the firstborn (Numbers 18:17).
3 De ce sacrifice d'actions de grâces, il offrira en sacrifice consumé par le feu devant l'Eternel: la graisse qui couvre les entrailles et toute celle qui y est attachée;