1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Leviticus 17:11 | Because the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you, that you may make atonement with it upon the altar for your souls, and the blood may be for an expiation of the soul. | Life, (anima). The sensitive soul depends on the blood. The soul and the blood are often used in the same sense. (Deuteronomy 12:23 and Psalm 29:10.) Sanguine quaerendi reditus animaque litandum---Argolica. (Virgil, Aeneid ii.) (Calmet) |