Leviticus 17

NET

11 for the life of every living thing is in the blood. So I myself have assigned it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, for the blood makes atonement by means of the life.


Darby

11 for the soulD853 of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement forD854 your soulD855s, for it is the blood that maketh atonement for the soul.


Darby Bible Notes

soul - Or 'life;' 'life' and 'soul' are the same word everywhere here. for - Lit. 'in souls.' see Note, ch. 6.30. soul - Or 'that maketh atonement by the soul (or life).'


KJV

11 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.