John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 3:9
And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering ,.... That is, the priest, Aaron, or one of his two sons: an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; that part of it which was to be burnt with fire; and in the peace offering of the lamb there was something more than in the peace offering of the bullock, or of the goat, which follows: the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone ; not the rump or tail, but the fat of it; the copulative "and"... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 3:6-17
Directions are here given concerning the peace-offering, if it was a sheep or a goat. Turtle-doves or young pigeons, which might be brought for whole burnt offerings, were not allowed for peace-offerings, because they have no fat considerable enough to be burnt upon the altar; and they would be next to nothing if they were to be divided according to the law of the peace-offerings. The laws concerning a lamb or goat offered for a peace offering are much the same with those concerning a bullock,... read more