Hebrews 9:18
Therefore, even the first Agreement was not ratified without blood [i.e., without a death taking place].
Hebrews 8:7-9
For if that first Agreement had been faultless, then there would have been no need for a second one.
Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Holy Spirit [or, His eternal Spirit] offered Himself without [moral] blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from deeds which lead to [spiritual] death to serve the living God?
Hebrews 9:22
And, according to the law of Moses, almost everything is [ceremonially] cleansed by blood, for there is no forgiveness [of sins] apart from the shedding of blood.