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Verse 9

Hebrews 9:18

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Berean Standard Bible

That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore even the first covenant hath not been dedicated without blood.

Bible in Basic English

So that even the first agreement was not made without blood.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Whereupon neither was the first indeed dedicated without blood.

Free Bible Version

That's why the first agreement was established with blood.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wherefore neither was the first ordeined without blood.

King James (Authorized) Version

Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.

Translation for Translators

And so God put the first covenant into effect only [LIT] by means of animals’ blood that was shed when they were slaughtered.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So not even the first covenant was established without blood.

Noah Webster Bible

Hence even the first testament was not dedicated without blood.

World English Bible

Therefore even the first covenant has not been dedicated without blood.

Young's Literal Translation

whence not even the first apart from blood hath been initiated,

Context

Redemption through His Blood

¹⁷because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.¹⁸That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood. 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,

Summary

In Hebrews 9:18, the author is highlighting the significance of blood in the establishment of covenants. The verse refers to the Old Testament practice of Moses sprinkling blood on the people and the book of the covenant to ratify it. This act symbolized the serious nature of the covenant and the necessity of blood as a means of purification and atonement for sin. The shedding of blood was a crucial element in the sacrificial system, pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood would bring about the new covenant and provide eternal redemption for all who believe.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Whereupon - Ὁθεν. Wherefore, as a victim was required for the ratification of every covenant, the first covenant made between God and the Hebrews, by the mediation of Moses, was not dedicated, εγκεκαινισται, renewed or solemnized, without blood - without the death of a victim, and the aspersion of its blood.

Hebrews 9:18

Redemption through His Blood

¹⁷because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.¹⁸That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood. 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,

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Berean Standard Bible

That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore even the first covenant hath not been dedicated without blood.

Bible in Basic English

So that even the first agreement was not made without blood.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Whereupon neither was the first indeed dedicated without blood.

Free Bible Version

That's why the first agreement was established with blood.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wherefore neither was the first ordeined without blood.

King James (Authorized) Version

Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.

Translation for Translators

And so God put the first covenant into effect only [LIT] by means of animals’ blood that was shed when they were slaughtered.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So not even the first covenant was established without blood.

Noah Webster Bible

Hence even the first testament was not dedicated without blood.

World English Bible

Therefore even the first covenant has not been dedicated without blood.

Young's Literal Translation

whence not even the first apart from blood hath been initiated,