Hebrews 9:13

9:13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow sprinkled on those who are defiled consecrated them and provided ritual purity, ¹ 

Hebrews 11:28

11:28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, ²  so that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.

Hebrews 12:24

12:24 and to Jesus, the mediator ³  of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks of something better than Abel’s does. ⁴ 

Hebrews 13:11

13:11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood the high priest brings ⁵  into the sanctuary as an offering for sin are burned outside the camp.

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¹ tn Grk “for the purifying of the flesh.” The “flesh” here is symbolic of outward or ritual purity in contrast to inner purity, that of the conscience (cf. Heb 9:9).

² tn Grk “the pouring out of the blood.”

sn The sprinkling of the blood refers here to the application of the blood to the doorways of the Israelite houses (cf. Exod 12:7, 13).

³ tn The Greek word μεσίτης (mesith", “mediator”) in this context does not imply that Jesus was a mediator in the contemporary sense of the word, i.e., he worked for compromise between opposing parties. Here the term describes his function as the one who was used by God to enact a new covenant which established a new relationship between God and his people, but entirely on God’s terms.

⁴ sn Abel’s shed blood cried out to the Lord for justice and judgment, but Jesus’ blood speaks of redemption and forgiveness, something better than Abel’s does (Gen 4:10; Heb 9:11-14; 11:4).

⁵ tn Grk “whose blood is brought by the high priest.”