KJV King James Version
And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled [it] on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.
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Exodus 24:8
And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled [it] on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.”
WEB World English Bible
Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, “Look, this is the blood of the covenant, which Yahweh has made with you concerning all these words.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which Jehovah hath made with you concerning all these words.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Moses taketh the blood, and sprinkleth on the people, and saith, ‘Lo, the blood of the covenant which Jehovah hath made with you, concerning all these things.’
Surrounding context — Exodus 24
5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.
6 And Moses took half of the blood, and put [it] in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.
8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled [it] on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.
9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
10 And they saw the God of Israel: and [there was] under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in [his] clearness.
11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
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וַיִּקַּ֤חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeמֹשֶׁה֙H4872 · mo.shehMosesאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַדָּ֔םH1818 · dambloodוַיִּזְרֹ֖קH2236 · za.raqto scatterעַל־H5921 · aluponהָעָ֑םH5971 · ampeopleוַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayהִנֵּ֤הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdדַֽם־H1818 · dambloodהַבְּרִית֙H1285 · be.ritcovenantאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichכָּרַ֤תH3772 · ka.ratto cut: cutיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDעִמָּכֶ֔םH5973 · imwithעַ֥לH5921 · aluponכָּל־H3605 · kolallהַדְּבָרִ֖יםH1697 · da.varwordהָאֵֽלֶּה׃H428 · el.lehthese
Cross-references
Hebrews 10:4-5For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.Exodus 24:6And Moses took half of the blood, and put [it] in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.Ezekiel 36:25Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.Matthew 26:28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.1 Corinthians 11:25After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me.Hebrews 13:20Now 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,Hebrews 9:18-21Whereupon neither the first [testament] was dedicated without blood.Mark 14:24And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.1 Peter 1:2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.Luke 22:20Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup [is] the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.Zechariah 9:11As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein [is] no water.Isaiah 52:15So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for [that] which had not been told them shall they see; and [that] which they had not heard shall they consider.Ephesians 1:7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;Leviticus 8:30And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which [was] upon the altar, and sprinkled [it] upon Aaron, [and] upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, [and] his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.
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