Hebrews 9:20 “saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded yo…”

Hebrews 9:20

saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

World English Bible

saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.”

American Standard Version

saying, This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded to you-ward.

Geneva Bible 1599

Saying, This is the blood of the Testament, which God hath appointed vnto you.

Darby Translation

saying, This [is] the blood of the covenant which God has enjoined to you.

Young's Literal Translation

saying, 'This [is] the blood of the covenant that God enjoined unto you,'

Bible in Basic English

Saying, This blood is the sign of the agreement which God has made with you.

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Cross references

“This”

Matthew 26:28 Hebrews 13:20 Zechariah 9:11

Matthew 26:28 · BSB

This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Hebrews 13:20 · BSB

Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

Zechariah 9:11 · BSB

As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

“testament”

Deuteronomy 29:12 Joshua 9:6

Deuteronomy 29:12 · BSB

so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath,

Joshua 9:6 · BSB

They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”

Also

Exodus 24:8

Exodus 24:8 · BSB

So Moses took the blood, splattered it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,

21In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.

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