## sprinkling of...ashes on those who are ritually unclean ##

The priest would drop small amounts of the ashes on the unclean people.

## how much more will Christ's blood, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our conscience from dead deeds to serve the living God? ##

"Christ offered himself without blemish to God through the eternal Spirit, and his blood will cleanse our conscience from dead deeds to serve the living God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## Christ's blood...cleanse our conscience ##

Because Jesus sacrificed himself, we no longer have to feel guilty for the sins we have committed. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## our conscience ##

the conscience of the writer and of the readers

## For this reason ##

"As a result" or "Because of this"

## penalty ##

"punishment"

## those called by God ##

those whom God has appointed or chosen to be his children