KJV King James Version
By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, [leaning] upon the top of his staff.
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Hebrews 11:21
By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, [leaning] upon the top of his staff.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
WEB World English Bible
By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
ASV American Standard Version
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
by faith Jacob dying—each of the sons of Joseph did bless, and did bow down upon the top of his staff;
Surrounding context — Hebrews 11
18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
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.
21 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.
24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;
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ΠίστειG4102 · pistisfaithἸακὼβG2384 · IakōbJacobἀποθνῄσκωνG599 · apothnēskōto dieἕκαστονG1538 · hekastoseachτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱῶνG5207 · uhiossonἸωσὴφG2501 · IōsēphJosephεὐλόγησενG2127 · eulogeōto praise/blessκαὶG2532 · kaiandπροσεκύνησενG4352 · proskuneōto worshipἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄκρονG206 · akronendτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoῥάβδουG4464 · rhabdosrodαὐτοῦ.¶G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Genesis 47:31And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.Genesis 48:5-22And 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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