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The Faith of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph

Hebrews 11:21

In 9 translations

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.
LSV
By faith Jacob, dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped on the top of his staff.
YLT
by faith Jacob dying — each of the sons of Joseph did bless, and did bow down upon the top of his staff;
DBY
By faith Jacob [when] dying blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped on the top of his staff.
DRC
By faith Jacob dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and adored the top of his rod.
GNV
By faith Iacob when he was a dying, blessed both the sonnes of Ioseph, and leaning on the ende of his staffe, worshipped God.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
πίστει Ἰακὼβ ἀποθνῄσκων ἕκαστον τῶν υἱῶν Ἰωσὴφ εὐλόγησεν, καὶ προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τῆς ῥάβδου αὐτοῦ.
RP2018
Πίστει Ἰακὼβ ἀποθνῄσκων ἕκαστον τῶν υἱῶν Ἰωσὴφ εὐλόγησεν, καὶ προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τῆς ῥάβδου αὐτοῦ.
TR-Boyd
Πίστει Ἰακὼβ ἀποθνῄσκων ἕκαστον τῶν υἱῶν Ἰωσὴφ εὐλόγησε, καὶ προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τῆς ῥάβδου αὐτοῦ.
SCR1894
πιστει ιακωβ αποθνησκων εκαστον των υιων ιωσηφ ευλογησεν και προσεκυνησεν επι το ακρον της ραβδου αυτου

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  • Genesis 47:31–48:1“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
  • Genesis 48:5–22And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. Any children born to you after them shall be…

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