Hebrews 9:20
New International Version
He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”

New Living Translation
Then he said, “This blood confirms the covenant God has made with you.”

English Standard Version
saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you.”

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

Berean Literal Bible
saying, "This is the blood of the covenant, which God commanded unto you."

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

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

New American Standard Bible
saying, “THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU.”

NASB 1995
saying, “THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU.”

NASB 1977
saying, “THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU.”

Legacy Standard Bible
saying, “THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU.”

Amplified Bible
saying, “THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT [that seals and ratifies the agreement] WHICH GOD ORDAINED and COMMANDED [me to deliver to] YOU.”

Christian Standard Bible
saying, This is the blood of the covenant that God has ordained for you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
saying, This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for you.

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

Contemporary English Version
He told the people, "With this blood God makes his agreement with you."

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He said, "Here is the blood that seals the promise God has made to you."

Good News Translation
He said, "This is the blood which seals the covenant that God has commanded you to obey."

International Standard Version
saying, "This is the blood of the covenant that God ordained for you."

Majority Standard Bible
saying, ?This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.?

NET Bible
and said, "This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded you to keep."

New Heart English Bible
saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you."

Webster's Bible Translation
Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined to you.

Weymouth New Testament
saying, "This is the blood which confirms the Covenant that God has made binding upon you."

World English Bible
saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
saying, “This [is] the blood of the covenant that God enjoined to you,”

Berean Literal Bible
saying, "This is the blood of the covenant, which God commanded unto you."

Young's Literal Translation
saying, 'This is the blood of the covenant that God enjoined unto you,'

Smith's Literal Translation
Saying, This the blood of the covenant which God enjoined to you.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying: This is the blood of the testament, which God hath enjoined unto you.

Catholic Public Domain Version
saying: “This is the blood of the testament which God has commanded for you.”

New American Bible
saying, “This is ‘the blood of the covenant which God has enjoined upon you.’ ”

New Revised Standard Version
saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has ordained for you.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Saying, This is the blood of the testament, which has been ordained for you by God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he said to them, “This is the blood of The Covenant which was commanded you by God.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
This is the blood of the covenant which God enjoins on you:

Godbey New Testament
saying, This is the blood of the covenant which God established unto you.

Haweis New Testament
saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

Mace New Testament
saying, "this is the blood of the testament which God has made in your behalf."

Weymouth New Testament
saying, "This is the blood which confirms the Covenant that God has made binding upon you."

Worrell New Testament
saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded in respect to you."

Worsley New Testament
saying, this is the blood of the covenant, which God hath enjoined you.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



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

Cross References
Exodus 24:8
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.”

Matthew 26:28
This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Mark 14:24
He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

Luke 22:20
In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.

1 Corinthians 11:25
In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Leviticus 17:11
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.

Jeremiah 31:31-34
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ...

Zechariah 9:11
As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

Romans 3:25
God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.

Romans 5:9
Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!

Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Colossians 1:20
and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

1 Peter 1:2
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,


Treasury of Scripture

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

This.

Hebrews 13:20
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

Zechariah 9:11
As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

Matthew 26:28
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

testament.

Hebrews 9:16
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

Hebrews 9:17
For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

See on

Deuteronomy 29:12
That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:

Joshua 9:6
And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.

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Hebrews 9
1. The description of the rites and sacrifices of the law;
11. which are far inferior to the dignity and perfection of the sacrifice of Christ.














This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded you to keep
This is the blood
The phrase "This is the blood" draws a direct connection to the sacrificial system established in the Old Testament, particularly in the context of the Mosaic Covenant. The Greek word for "blood" here is "αἷμα" (haima), which is central to the concept of atonement and purification in the Hebrew Scriptures. Blood was seen as the life force, and its shedding was necessary for the remission of sins (Leviticus 17:11). In the New Testament, this phrase foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood establishes a new covenant, fulfilling and surpassing the old.

of the covenant
The term "covenant" is translated from the Greek "διαθήκη" (diathēkē), which can mean a testament or a will. In the biblical context, a covenant is a solemn agreement between God and His people. The Old Covenant, given through Moses, was ratified by the blood of animals, symbolizing the seriousness and binding nature of the agreement. The New Covenant, however, is established through the blood of Christ, signifying a deeper, more intimate relationship between God and humanity, one that offers eternal redemption and is written on the hearts of believers (Jeremiah 31:31-34).

that God has commanded
The phrase "that God has commanded" emphasizes divine authority and initiative. The Greek word for "commanded" is "ἐντέλλομαι" (entellomai), which implies a directive or order. This highlights that the covenant is not a human invention but a divine ordinance. In the historical context, God's commands were delivered through His prophets and leaders, such as Moses, and were to be obeyed as expressions of His will. In the New Testament, Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant, and His commands are to be followed as the ultimate revelation of God's will.

you to keep
The phrase "you to keep" underscores the responsibility of the covenant participants. The Greek word for "keep" is "τηρέω" (tēreō), which means to guard, observe, or maintain. This implies an active, ongoing commitment to uphold the terms of the covenant. In the Old Testament, the Israelites were required to keep the law as a sign of their faithfulness to God. In the New Covenant, believers are called to keep the teachings of Christ, living out their faith through obedience and love, empowered by the Holy Spirit. This keeping is not merely a legalistic adherence but a heartfelt devotion to God’s transformative work in their lives.

(20) The testament which God hath enjoined unto you.--Better, the covenant which God commanded in regard to you. "Commanded," see Hebrews 8:6 : in the LXX. the word is "covenanted."



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
saying,
λέγων (legōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“This [is]
Τοῦτο (Touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

blood
αἷμα (haima)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 129: Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.

of the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

covenant,
διαθήκης (diathēkēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1242: From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract.

which
ἧς (hēs)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

God
Θεός (Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

has commanded
ἐνετείλατο (eneteilato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1781: To give orders (injunctions, instructions, commands). From en and the base of telos; to enjoin.

you [to keep].”
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


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