Leviticus
Leviticus 17:11
11For the lifec of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
Footnotes
- c 17:11 Literally the soul; also in verse 14
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the life | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| of the flesh | הַבָּשָׂר֮ | hab·bā·śār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| is in the blood | בַּדָּ֣ם | bad·dām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| and I | וַאֲנִ֞י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| have given | נְתַתִּ֤יו | nə·ṯat·tîw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| it | הִוא֒ | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| to you | לָכֶם֙ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| to make atonement | לְכַפֵּ֖ר | lə·ḵap·pêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation |
| for | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your souls | נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם | nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| the blood | הַדָּ֥ם | had·dām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| makes atonement | יְכַפֵּֽר׃ | yə·ḵap·pêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation |
| for the soul | בַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁ | ban·ne·p̄eš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
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Hebrews 9:22 · 1 John 1:7 · Romans 3:25 · Revelation 1:5 · Mark 14:24 · Genesis 9:4 · Matthew 26:28 · Colossians 1:14 · Ephesians 1:7 · Hebrews 13:12 · Leviticus 17:14 · Leviticus 8:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.