Hebrews 11:21
19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
- KJV
- By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
- WEB
- By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
- ASV
- By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, [leaning] upon the top of his staff.
- DARBY
- By faith Jacob [when] dying blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped on the top of his staff.
- BLB
- By faith Jacob, dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped on the top of his staff.
- ÅB
- Ved tro velsignet Jakob døende hver og en av Josefs sønner og tilba, bøyet over knappen på sin stav.
- OTB
- Ved tro velsignet Jakob, da han var døende, hver av Josefs sønner, og tilba mens han lente seg over hodet på sin stav.
- B1930
- Ved tro velsignet Jakob døende hver og en av Josefs sønner og tilbad, bøiet over knappen på sin stav.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 47:31–48:1
“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
Read in contextGenesis 48:5–22
And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
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