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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"