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Leviticus 17:11-14

11For the lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the fleshהַבָּשָׂר֮ha.ba.SarH1320isin the bloodבַּדָּ֣םba.DamH1818:and I have givenנְתַתִּ֤יוne.ta.TivH5414it to you upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196to make an atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722for your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315: for it isthe bloodהַדָּ֥םha.DamH1818thatmaketh an atonementיְכַפֵּֽר׃ye.kha.PerH3722for the soulבַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁba.Ne.feshH5315.

12Therefore I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,No soulנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of you shall eatתֹ֣אכַלTo.khalH398bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818,neither shall any strangerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616that sojournethהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכְכֶ֖םbe.tokh.KhemH8432you eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398bloodדָּֽם׃ סDamH1818.

13And whatsoever manH376there beof the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,or of the strangersהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616that sojournהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432you, which huntethיָצ֜וּדya.TzudH6679and catchethצֵ֥ידtzeidH6718any beastחַיָּ֛הchai.YahH2416or fowlע֖וֹףofH5775that may be eatenיֵאָכֵ֑לye.'a.KhelH398;he shall even pourוְשָׁפַךְ֙ve.sha.faKhH8210out the bloodדָּמ֔וֹda.MoH1818thereof, and coverוְכִסָּ֖הוּve.khi.Sa.huH3680it with dustבֶּעָפָֽר׃be.'a.FarH6083.

14For it isthe lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of all fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320;the bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818of it isfor the lifeבְנַפְשׁוֹ֮ve.naf.ShoH5315thereof: therefore I saidוָֽאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ye shall eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of no manner of fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320:for the lifeנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of all fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320isthe bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818thereof: whosoever eatethאֹכְלָ֖יו'o.khe.LavH398it shall be cut offיִכָּרֵֽת׃yi.ka.RetH3772.

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