16for where a covenant [is], the death of the covenant-victim to come in is necessary,
17for a covenant over dead victims [is] stedfast, since it is no force at all when the covenant-victim liveth,
18whence not even the first apart from blood hath been initiated,
19for every command having been spoken, according to law, by Moses, to all the people, having taken the blood of the calves and goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, he both the book itself and all the people did sprinkle,
20saying, `This [is] the blood of the covenant that God enjoined unto you,`
21and both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the service with blood in like manner he did sprinkle,
22and with blood almost all things are purified according to the law, and apart from blood-shedding forgiveness doth not come.
