Leviticus 17:11 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Leviticus 17:11 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Leviticus 17:1118 words
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul
הַבָּשָׂרhabāśārThe flesh
בַּדָּםbadāmIn blood
הִואhiwʾHe
וַאֲנִיwaʾănîAnd I
נְתַתִּיוnətatîwGive
לָכֶםlāḵemTo
עַלʿalAbove
הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar
לְכַפֵּרləḵapērTo cover
עַלʿalAbove
נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶםnap̄əšōtêḵemSoul
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הַדָּםhadāmThe blood
הוּאhûʾHe
בַּנֶּפֶשׁbanep̄ešIn soul
יְכַפֵּרyəḵapērCover
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