Hebrews 11:21
19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
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
And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
Read in contextGenesis 48:5–22
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
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