Leviticus 17:11 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.

Thou and Ye

  • you, your more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

  • altar(1) The value of the "life" is the measure of the value of the "blood." This gives the blood of Christ its inconceivable value. When it was shed the sinless...
  • bloodThe meaning of all sacrifice is here explained. Every offering was an execution of the sentence of the law upon a substitute for the offender, and every such...
  • atonement(See Scofield "Ex 29:33").

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

  • AtonementLink 8 of 12 · next Leviticus 23:27
  • Blood (6)Link 3 of 6 · next Zechariah 9:11

Parallel Passages

  • Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
  • 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
  • Matthew 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
  • Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
  • Leviticus 17:14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • For the life כִּי kî Conjunction נֶפֶשׁ nepeš נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
  • of the flesh הַבָּשָׂר habbāśār בָּשָׂר Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • in the blood בַּדָּם baddām דָּם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • and I have given וַאֲנִי waʾănî Pronoun · first person common singular · with and נְתַתִּיו nĕtattîw נָתַן Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • it to you upon the altar הִוא hiwʾ Pronoun · third person feminine singular לָכֶם lākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural עַל ʿal Preposition הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • to make an atonement לְכַפֵּר lĕkappēr כָּפַר Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition
  • for your souls עַל ʿal Preposition נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם napšōtêkem נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • for it is the blood כִּי kî Conjunction הַדָּם haddām דָּם Noun · masculine singular · with the הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular
  • maketh an atonement יְכַפֵּר yĕkappēr כָּפַר Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • for the soul בַּנֶּפֶשׁ bannepeš נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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