כִּ֣י נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַבָּשָׂר֮ בַּדָּ֣ם הִוא֒ וַאֲנִ֞י נְתַתִּ֤יו לָכֶם֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ לְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־הַדָּ֥ם ה֖וּא בַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁ יְכַפֵּֽר׃
Sapagkat ang buhay ng laman ay nasa dugo, at ibinigay Ko ito sa inyo sa ibabaw ng altar upang ipagbayad-sala ang inyong mga kaluluwa, sapagkat ang dugo ang nagbabayad-sala, sa pamamagitan ng buhay na nasa loob nito.
Targum Jonathan
Because the subsistence of the life of all flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you for a decree, that you shall bring the blood of the victim unto the altar to make atonement for the blood of your lives, because the blood of the victim is to atone for the guilt of the soul.