Lev 3:4 | TNotes | STEP | 3:4 kidneys ... lobe of the liver: The Israelites saw the kidneys as organs of understanding, much like how we think of the brain (“I am overwhelmed [literally my kidneys are consumed ],” Job 19:27 ; “heart,” Pss 7:9 ; 16:7 ; Jer 12:2 ; Lam 3:13 ; “motives,” Ps 26:2 ; Jer 17:10 ; “thoughts,” Jer 11:20 ; 20:12 ). The liver represented life and vitality, similar to how we think of the heart (Prov 7:23 ; “spirit,” Lam 2:11 ).

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bJob 19:27►

cPss 7:9►

d16:7►

eJer 12:2►

fLam 3:13►

gPs 26:2►

hJer 17:10►

iJer 11:20►

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kProv 7:23►

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‏ Leviticus 3:4

3:4 ^a kidneys ... lobe of the liver: The Israelites saw the kidneys as organs of understanding, much like how we think of the brain (“I am overwhelmed [literally my kidneys are consumed],” Job 19:27 ^b; “heart,” Pss 7:9 ^c; 16:7 ^d; Jer 12:2 ^e; Lam 3:13 ^f; “motives,” Ps 26:2 ^g; Jer 17:10 ^h; “thoughts,” Jer 11:20 ⁱ; 20:12 ^j). The liver represented life and vitality, similar to how we think of the heart (Prov 7:23 ^k; “spirit,” Lam 2:11 ^l).