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General Information:

The man Abel was the son of the first man and woman, Adam and Eve. Cain, also their son, murdered Abel.

the mediator of a new covenant

A mediator is a person who helps two parties come to an agreement. Christ, as mediator, made it possible for a better covenant between God and humans to exist. See how you translated this phrase in Hebrews 9:15.

the sprinkled blood that speaks better than Abel's blood

The blood of Jesus and the blood of Abel are spoken of as if they were people calling out. Alternate translation: "the sprinkled blood of Jesus that says better things than the blood of Abel" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)

blood

Here "blood" stands for Jesus's death, as Abel's blood stands for his death. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)