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Leviticus 17:11

For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.

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ASV

For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life.

KJV

For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.fesh[the] life ofH5315 →
הַבָּשָׂר֮ha.ba.Sarthe fleshH1320 →
בַּדָּ֣םba.Dam[is] in the bloodH1818 →
הִוא֒hi'itH1931 →
וַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.Niand IH589 →
נְתַתִּ֤יוne.ta.TivI have given itH5414 →
לָכֶם֙la.Khemto <the> you
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196 →
לְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.Perto make atonementH3722 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.Khemselves yourH5315 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
הַדָּ֥םha.Dam[is] the bloodH1818 →
ה֖וּאhu'itH1931 →
בַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁba.Ne.fesh[which] by the lifeH5315 →
יְכַפֵּֽר׃ye.kha.Perit makes atonementH3722 →

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Hebrews 9:22According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.Romans 3:25God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,Mark 14:24He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.Genesis 9:4But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.Matthew 26:28This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.Colossians 1:14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His graceHebrews 13:12And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.Leviticus 17:14For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’Leviticus 8:15Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.Deuteronomy 12:23Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.Leviticus 16:11When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.Leviticus 17:10If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.1 John 2:2He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

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About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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