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Hebrews 9:18-20
New King James Version
Hebrews 9:18-20
New King James Version
18 (A)Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood. 19 For when Moses had spoken every [a]precept to all the people according to the law, (B)he took the blood of calves and goats, (C)with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, 20 saying, (D)“This is the (E)blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.”
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- Hebrews 9:19 command
Hebrews 9:18-20
New English Translation
Hebrews 9:18-20
New English Translation
18 So even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood.[a] 19 For when Moses had spoken every command to all the people according to the law, 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, 20 and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded you to keep.”[b]
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- Hebrews 9:18 sn The Greek text reinforces this by negating the opposite (“not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood”), but this double negation is not used in contemporary English.
- Hebrews 9:20 tn Grk “which God commanded for you (or in your case).”sn A quotation from Exod 24:8.
Hebrews 9:18-20
New International Version
Hebrews 9:18-20
New International Version
18 This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.(A) 19 When Moses had proclaimed(B) every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves,(C) together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people.(D) 20 He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”[a](E)
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- Hebrews 9:20 Exodus 24:8
Hebrews 9:18-20
English Standard Version
Hebrews 9:18-20
English Standard Version
18 Therefore not even the first covenant was inaugurated (A)without blood. 19 For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people, he took (B)the blood of calves and goats, (C)with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, 20 saying, (D)“This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you.”
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