KJV King James Version
By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
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Hebrews 11:22
By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
by faith, Joseph dying, concerning the outgoing of the sons of Israel did make mention, and concerning his bones did give command.
Surrounding context — Hebrews 11
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;
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
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ΠίστειG4102 · pistisfaithἸωσὴφG2501 · IōsēphJosephτελευτῶνG5053 · teleutaōto deceaseπερὶG4012 · periaboutτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐξόδουG1841 · exodosdepartureτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱῶνG5207 · uhiossonἸσραὴλG2474 · IsraēlIsraelἐμνημόνευσενG3421 · mnēmoneuōto rememberκαὶG2532 · kaiandπερὶG4012 · periaboutτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀστέωνG3747 · osteonboneαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἐνετείλατο.¶G1781 · entellōto order
Cross-references
Exodus 13:19And 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.Genesis 50:24-25And 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.Joshua 24:32And 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.Acts 7:16And 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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