Leviticus 17:11

Forgiveness The cross and atonement Sin Jesus Christ

⁹ but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people.

¹⁰ If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.

For the life 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.

¹² Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’

¹³ And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: For the life 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.
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.
WEB: 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.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you⁺ upon the altar to make atonement upon your⁺ souls; for it [is] the blood [that] makes atonement by the soul.

ÅB: for kjøttets sjel er i blodet, og jeg har gitt dere det på alteret til å gjøre soning for deres sjeler; for blodet er det som gjør soning, fordi sjelen er I det.
OTB: For livet til et vesen er i blodet, og jeg har gitt det til dere for å gjøre soning for deres sjeler på alteret; det er blodet som gjør soning for ens liv.
B1930: for kjøttets sjel er i blodet, og jeg har gitt eder det på alteret til å gjøre soning for eders sjeler; for blodet er det som gjør soning, fordi sjelen er I det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hebrews 9:22
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
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1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
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Romans 3:25
God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
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Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
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Mark 14:24
He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
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Matthew 26:28
This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
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Genesis 9:4
But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
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Colossians 1:14
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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