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.
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Verse 11 is found in chapter 17 of Leviticus. The prohibition against consuming blood is explicitly grounded in the relationship between blood and life. Blood has a particular cultic function and must not be treated as ordinary food, reinforcing one of the central principles of the sacrificial system.
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Compare Leviticus 17:11 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Denn des Leibes Leben ist im Blut, und ich habe es euch auf den Altar gegeben, daß eure Seelen damit versöhnt werden. Denn das Blut ist die Versöhnung, weil das Leben in ihm ist.
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.
Car l'âme de la chair est dans le sang. Je vous l'ai donné sur l'autel, afin qu'il servît d'expiation pour vos âmes, car c'est par l'âme que le sang fait l'expiation.
Perciocchè la vita della carne è nel sangue; e però vi ho ordinato che sia posto sopra l’Altare, per far purgamento per l’anime vostre; conciossiachè il sangue sia quello con che si fa il purgamento per la persona.
Porque a vida da carne está no sangue; pelo que vo-lo tenho dado sobre o altar, para fazer expiação pelas vossas almas; porquanto é o sangue que fará expiação pela alma.
因為動物的生命是在血中。我把這血賜給你們,可以在祭壇上為你們的生命贖罪;因為血就是生命,能夠贖罪。
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