Ibrani 9:18

9:18 So even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood. ¹ 

Ibrani 9:20

9:20 and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded you to keep.” ² 

[9:18]  ¹ 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.

[9:20]  ² tn Grk “which God commanded for you (or in your case).”

[9:20]  sn A quotation from Exod 24:8.