Exodus 24:5-8

Expanded Bible

⁵ Then Moses sent ·young Israelite men [^Lyouth of the sons/^Tchildren of Israel] to offer whole burnt offerings and to sacrifice young bulls as ·fellowship [or peace; Lev. 3] offerings to the Lord. ⁶ Moses put half of the blood of these animals in ·bowls [basins], and he ·sprinkled [or dashed] the other half of the blood on the altar. ⁷ Then he took the Book of the ·Agreement [Covenant; Treaty ^Creferring to the laws found in 20:2–23:19] and read it so the people could hear him. And they said, “We will do everything that the Lord has said; we will obey.”

⁸ Then Moses took ·the blood from the bowls [^Lthe blood] and ·sprinkled [dashed] it on the people, saying, “This is the blood ·that begins [^Lof] the ·Agreement [Covenant; Treaty], the ·Agreement [Covenant; Treaty] which the Lord ·has made [^Lcut] with you ·about [or in accord with] all these words.”