KJV King James Version
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Hebrews 11:28
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
WEB World English Bible
By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
ASV American Standard Version
By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them.
Surrounding context — Hebrews 11
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry [land]: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
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Original-language word links
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ΠίστειG4102 · pistisfaithπεποίηκενG4160 · poieōto do/make: doτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπάσχαG3957 · paschaPassover lambκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρόσχυσινG4378 · proschusissprinklingτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoαἵματος,G129 · ahimabloodἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toμὴG3361 · mēnotὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀλοθρεύωνG3645 · olothreuōto destroyτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρωτότοκαG4416 · prōtotokosfirstbornθίγῃG2345 · thinganōto touchαὐτῶν.¶G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Exodus 12:21-30Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.Hebrews 9:19For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,1 Peter 1:2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.Hebrews 12:24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.Exodus 12:3-14Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth [day] of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of [their] fathers, a lamb for an house:
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