Leviticus 17:11 — Bible Verse (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.”
Leviticus 17:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 17:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Leviticus 17:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood. I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.”
Leviticus 17:11 — World English Bible
Leviticus 17:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Leviticus 17:11 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 17:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar, to make atonement for your souls; for it <FI>is<Fi> the blood which maketh atonement for the soul.”
Leviticus 17:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 17:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for the soul 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 for the soul.”
Leviticus 17:11 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 17:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I haue giuen it vnto you to offer vpon the altar, to make an atonement for your soules: for this blood shall make an atonement for the soule.”
Leviticus 17:11 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 17:11 in Context — Leviticus 17
9 Y no lo trajere á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio, para hacerlo á Jehová, el tal varón será igualmente cortado de sus pueblos.
10 Y cualquier varón de la casa de Israel, ó de los extranjeros que peregrinan entre ellos, que comiere alguna sangre, yo pondré mi rostro contra la persona que comiere sangre, y le cortaré de entre su pueblo.
11 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.
12 Por tanto, he dicho á los hijos de Israel: Ninguna persona de vosotros comerá sangre, ni el extranjero que peregrina entre vosotros comerá sangre.
13 Y cualquier varón de los hijos de Israel, ó de los extranjeros que peregrinan entre ellos, que cogiere caza de animal ó de ave que sea de comer, derramará su sangre y cubrirála con tierra:
What Does Leviticus 17:11 Mean?
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