Komentarz do Kapłańska 9:20
Rashi on Leviticus
וישימו את החלבים על החזות AND THEY PUT THE FAT UPON THE BREAST — After the waving the priest who waved them gave them to another priest to burn them; consequently what was previously above was now beneath (cf. Rashi on Leviticus 7:30; Menachot 62a).
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Ramban on Leviticus
AND HE BURNT THE FAT UPON THE ALTAR — together with the others mentioned [namely, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the lobe of the liver, and the breasts]. But because the burning of the fats is greater, He mentions [only] them. Similarly, it consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fats.45Verse 24. Here too, Scripture singles out “the fats,” although the fire also consumed the tail, etc., because the burning of the fats was greater.
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Tur HaArokh
וישימו את החלבים על החזות, “they positioned the fat parts on top of the breasts;” The fat tail, the kidneys and the attachment to the liver would be placed below; above that would be placed the various parts of fatty substance; both of these would be placed above the breasts of the animals From the outside only the fatty membranes would be visible; this was out of consideration for the “dignity” of the remnants of the animals.
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Siftei Chakhamim
To another kohein to burn them. Rashi is answering the question: In another place it is written (10:15): “The thigh that is the separated portion and the breast that is the wave-offering, on top of the fats of the fire offering,” implying that the thigh is on top and the fat below! In Parshas Tzav (7:30), Rashi explains this well.
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