Leviticus 17:11
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Leviticus 17:11 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn die Seele des Fleisches ist im Blute, und ich habe es euch auf den Altar gegeben, um Sühnung zu tun für eure Seelen; denn das Blut ist es, welches Sühnung tut durch die Seele.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque la vida de la carne en la sangre está: y yo os la he dado para expiar vuestras personas sobre el altar: por lo cual la misma sangre expiará la persona.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque a vida da carne no sangue está: e eu vos a dei para expiar vossas pessoas sobre o altar: pelo qual o mesmo sangue expiará a pessoa.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
pois a vida de um animal está em seu sangue. Eu dei o sangue deste para vós fazerdes expiação ao altar por vossas vidas porque esse é o sangue que faz expiação, pois, esse é o sangue que expia para a vida.
📖 Leviticus 17:11 in Context
9And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the Lord; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
10And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
11For 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.
12Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
13And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
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