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# blood, bleeding
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## Definition:
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The term "blood" refers to the red liquid that comes out of a person's skin when there is an injury or wound. Blood brings life-giving nutrients to a person's entire body.
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* Blood symbolizes life and when it is shed or poured out, it symbolizes the loss of life, or death.
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* When people made sacrifices to God, they killed an animal and poured its blood on the altar. This symbolized the sacrifice of the animal's life to pay for people's sins.
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* Through his death on the cross, Jesus's blood symbolically cleanses people from their sins and pays for the punishment they deserve for those sins.
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* The expression "flesh and blood" refers to human beings.
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* The expression "own flesh and blood" refers to people who are biologically related.
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## Translation Suggestions:
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* This term should be translated with the term that is used for blood in the target language.
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* The expression "flesh and blood" could be translated as "people" or "human beings."
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* Depending on the context, the expression "my own flesh and blood" could be translated as "my own family" or "my own relatives" or "my own people."
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* If there is an expression in the target language that is used with this meaning, that expression could be used to translate "flesh and blood."
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(See also: [flesh](../kt/flesh.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [1 John 01:07](rc://en/tn/help/1jn/01/07)
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* [1 Samuel 14:32](rc://en/tn/help/1sa/14/32)
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* [Acts 02:20](rc://en/tn/help/act/02/20)
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* [Acts 05:28](rc://en/tn/help/act/05/28)
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* [Colossians 01:20](rc://en/tn/help/col/01/20)
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* [Galatians 01:16](rc://en/tn/help/gal/01/16)
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* [Genesis 04:11](rc://en/tn/help/gen/04/11)
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* [Psalms 016:4](rc://en/tn/help/psa/016/4)
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* [Psalms 105:28-30](rc://en/tn/help/psa/105/028)
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## Examples from the Bible stories:
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* __[08:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/08/03)__ Before Joseph's brothers returned home, they tore Joseph's robe and dipped it in goat's __blood__.
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* __[10:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/10/03)__ God turned the Nile River into __blood__, but Pharaoh still would not let the Israelites go.
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* __[11:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/11/05)__ All the houses of the Israelites had __blood__ around the doors, so God passed over those houses and everyone inside was safe. They were saved because of the lamb's __blood__.
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* __[13:09](rc://en/tn/help/obs/13/09)__ The __blood__ of the animal that was sacrificed covered the person's sin and made that person clean in God's sight.
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* __[38:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/38/05)__ Then Jesus took a cup and said, "Drink this. It is my __blood__ of the New Covenant that is poured out for the forgiveness of sins.
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* __[48:10](rc://en/tn/help/obs/48/10)__ When anyone believes in Jesus, the __blood__ of Jesus takes away that person's sin, and God's punishment passes over him.
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H1818, H5332, G129, G130, G131
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