en_tn/heb/08/06.md

Connecting Statement:

This section begins to show that the new covenant is better than the old covenant with Israel and Judah.

Christ has received

"God has given Christ"

mediator of a better covenant

This means Christ caused a better covenant between God and humans to exist.

covenant, which is based on better promises

This can be stated in active form. AT: "covenant. It was this covenant that God made based on better promises" or "covenant. God promised better things when he made this covenant" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

first covenant ... second covenant

The words "first" and "second" are ordinal numbers. AT: "old covenant ... new covenant" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)

had been faultless

"had been perfect"