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Hebrews 9:20

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Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

Free Bible Version

He said to them, “This is the blood of the agreed relationship that God has told you he wants with you.”

Geneva Bible 1599

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

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

saying to them, “This is the blood which brings into effect the covenant that God commanded that you obey.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

Then he said, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for you.”

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Context

Redemption through His 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, ²⁰saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”

Summary

Hebrews 9:20 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 establishment of the covenant between God and His people through the shedding of blood. The verse underscores the importance of blood in the atonement for sins and the necessity of sacrifice for forgiveness. It points to Jesus Christ as the ultimate sacrifice whose blood was shed for the redemption of humanity, fulfilling the Old Testament foreshadowing of His sacrificial death.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

This is the blood of the testament - (covenant.) Our Lord refers to the conduct of Moses here, and partly quotes his words in the institution of the eucharist: This is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins, Mat 26:28. And by thus using the words and applying them, he shows that his sacrificial blood was intended by the blood shed and sprinkled on this occasion, and that by it alone the remission of sins is obtained.

Hebrews 9:20

Redemption through His 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, ²⁰saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”

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Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

Free Bible Version

He said to them, “This is the blood of the agreed relationship that God has told you he wants with you.”

Geneva Bible 1599

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

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

saying to them, “This is the blood which brings into effect the covenant that God commanded that you obey.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

Then he said, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for you.”

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

This is the blood of the testament - (covenant.) Our Lord refers to the conduct of Moses here, and partly quotes his words in the institution of the eucharist: This is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins, Mat 26:28. And by thus using the words and applying them, he shows that his sacrificial blood was intended by the blood shed and sprinkled on this occasion, and that by it alone the remission of sins is obtained.