And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD has made with you concerning all these words.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Covenant. Thus Christ confirmed the new covenant, by the effusion of his blood. (Tirinus)
This is daily renewed upon our altars for ever. (Calmet)
Our Saviour alludes to this transaction in the consecration of the chalice. (Du Hamel)
If wine alone had been substituted instead of blood, the figure would have surpassed the reality. (Isichius.) (Worthington)