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If that had been the case
"If he had had to offer himself often"
since the foundation of the world
The author speaks of the world as if it were a building set on a foundation. Alternate translation: "since the creation of the world" or "since God created the world" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself
Doing away with sin represents having God forgive it. Alternate translation: "to cause God to forgive sins by sacrificing himself" or "to sacrifice himself so that God can forgive sin" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)