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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
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֣יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
נֶ֣פֶשׁnepeš
the life ofnounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
הַ/בָּשָׂר֮habāśār
the fleshparticleH1320
(fat · lean) flesh · kin · kind ···
בַּ/דָּ֣םbadām
is in the bloodpronH1818
-guiltiness · innocent
הִוא֒hiwʾ
itprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
וַ/אֲנִ֞יwaʾăniy
and IconjH589
me · mine · myself · we ···
נְתַתִּ֤י/וnətatiyw
I have given itverbH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
לָ/כֶם֙lākem
pron
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֔חַhamizəbēḥa
the altarparticleH4196
לְ/כַפֵּ֖רləkapēr
to make atonementpronH3722
make (an atonement · cleanse · disannul · forgive ···
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
נַפְשֹׁתֵי/כֶ֑םnapəšōtēykem
selves yournounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
הַ/דָּ֥םhadām
is the bloodparticleH1818
-guiltiness · innocent
ה֖וּאhwʾ
itprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
בַּ/נֶּ֥פֶשׁbanepeš
which by the lifepronH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
יְכַפֵּֽרyəkapēr
it makes atonementverbH3722
make (an atonement · cleanse · disannul · forgive ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Omar HassanNote1mo ago
Blood: Life Offered, Connection Made
The prohibition against eating blood comes with explanation: 'The life of the creature is in the blood.' To consume blood would be to consume life itself, and that's reserved for God alone. The blood ...
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Amara OseiNote1mo ago
The Blood That Makes Atonement
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you for making atonement for your souls on the altar. For as the life, so the blood makes atonement. I've heard this used crudely - '...
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