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Hebrews 11:22

IsraelJoseph
FaithDeath and lossHope

20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

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.

24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;

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BSB
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
KJV
By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
WEB
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
ASV
By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
DARBY
By faith Joseph [when] dying called to mind the going forth of the sons of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones.
BLB
By faith Joseph, finishing [life], made mention concerning the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave commands concerning his bones.
ÅB
Ved tro talte Josef på sitt siste om Israels barns utgang og gav påbud om sine ben.
OTB
Ved tro talte Josef, nær slutten av sitt liv, om israelittenes utgang og ga instruksjoner om sine ben.
B1930
Ved tro talte Josef på sitt siste om Israels barns utgang og gav påbud om sine ben.

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  • Exodus 13:19

    And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.

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  • Genesis 50:24–25

    And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

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  • Joshua 24:32

    And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

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  • Acts 7:16

    And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

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