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Hebrews 9:18–20

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18Therefore not even the first covenant was ratified without blood. 19For when* every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calvesc with water and scarlet wool and hyssop and sprinkled both the scroll itself and all the people, 20saying,

“This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for you.”d

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“had been spoken”)
  2. cSome manuscripts have “calves and goats”
  3. dA quotation from Exod 24:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood. For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood. When Moses had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

That is why even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood. For when every command had been proclaimed by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll itself and all the people, saying, This is the blood of the covenant that God has ordained for you.

NLTNew Living Translation

That is why even the first covenant was put into effect with the blood of an animal. For after Moses had read each of God’s commandments to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, and sprinkled both the book of God’s law and all the people, using hyssop branches and scarlet wool. Then he said, “This blood confirms the covenant God has made with you.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.