Leviticus 17:11
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588נֶפֶשׁnefesh[the] life ofH5315הַבָּשָׂרhabasarthe fleshH1320בַּדָּםbadam[is] in the bloodH1818הִואhi'itH1931וַאֲנִיva'aniand IH589נְתַתִּיוnetativI have given itH5414לָכֶםlakhemto <the> youעַל־'al-onH5921הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizbeachthe altarH4196לְכַפֵּרlekhaperto make atonementH3722עַל־'al-onH5921נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶםnafshoteikhemselves yourH5315כִּי־ki-forH3588הַדָּםhadam[is] the bloodH1818הוּאhu'itH1931בַּנֶּפֶשׁbanefesh[which] by the lifeH5315יְכַפֵּר׃yekhaperit makes atonementH3722
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- Hebrews 9:22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.According 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 one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.But 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 3:25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;God 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, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,and 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 14:24And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
- Genesis 9:4But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
- Matthew 26:28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
- Colossians 1:14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
- Ephesians 1:7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- Hebrews 13:12Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
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