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 And 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.
10 And 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.
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.
12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
13 And 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.
What Does Leviticus 17:11 Mean?
Leviticus 17:11 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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