17. for a will means nothing while the person who made it is alive; it comes into effect only after his death.
18. That is why even the first covenant came into effect only with the use of blood.
19. First, Moses proclaimed to the people all the commandments as set forth in the Law. Then he took the blood of bulls and goats, mixed it with water, and sprinkled it on the book of the Law and all the people, using a sprig of hyssop and some red wool.
20. He said, “This is the blood which seals the covenant that God has commanded you to obey.”
21. In the same way Moses also sprinkled the blood on the Sacred Tent and over all the things used in worship.