Hebrews 9:17-19

Lexham English Bible

¹⁷ For a will is in force concerning those who are dead, since it is never in force when the one who made the will is alive. ¹⁸ Therefore not even the first covenant was ratified without blood. ¹⁹ For when^[a] every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves^[b] with water and scarlet wool and hyssop and sprinkled both the scroll itself and all the people,