Leviticus 17:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLeviticus 17:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
נֶ֣פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
הַבָּשָׂר֮
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
בַּדָּ֣ם
dâm
H1818
blood
הִוא֒
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַאֲנִ֞י
ʼănîy
H589
I
נְתַתִּ֤יו
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָכֶם֙
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
לְכַפֵּ֖ר
kâphar
H3722
to atone
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם
nephesh
H5315
soul
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הַדָּ֥ם
dâm
H1818
blood
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
יְכַפֵּֽר
kâphar
H3722
to atone
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World English Bible Public Domain
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 is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the life of the flesh, it is in the blood, and I myself have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives. For the blood, it makes atonement with the life.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).