But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, (A)its blood.

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“But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.(A)

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11 For (A)the [a]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 (B)it is the blood by reason of the [b]life that makes atonement.’

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  1. Leviticus 17:11 Lit soul
  2. Leviticus 17:11 Lit soul

11 For the life of a creature is in the blood,(A) and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.[a](B)

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  1. Leviticus 17:11 Or atonement by the life in the blood