Hebrews 9:18

So even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood. ¹ 

biblegateway Heb 9:18

This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

biblegateway Heb 9:18

Therefore even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood.

biblegateway Heb 9:18

That is why blood was required under the first covenant as a proof of death.

biblegateway Heb 9:18

Even the first plan required a death to set it in motion.

SABDAweb Heb 9:18

So that even the first agreement was not made without blood.

bibleoremus Heb 9:18

Hence not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood.

biblegateway Heb 9:18

Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood.

biblegateway Heb 9:18

So even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood. ¹ 

¹ sn The Greek text reinforces this by negating the opposite (“not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood”), but this double negation is not used in contemporary English.