Passage
Hebrews 11.24-27
Book: Hebrews · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV (ASV)
"22. By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. 23. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw he was a goodly child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment."
"24. By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; 25. choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 26. accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward. 27. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible."
"28. By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them. 29. By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up." (Hebrews 11:22-29, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"22. By faith, Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave instructions concerning his bones. 23. By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment."
"24. By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25. choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time; 26. accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward. 27. By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible."
"28. By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them. 29. By faith, they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up." (Hebrews 11:22-29, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"22. By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. made: or, remembered 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; 26. Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. of Christ: or, for Christ 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." (Hebrews 11:22-29, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"22. by faith, Joseph dying, concerning the outgoing of the sons of Israel did make mention, and concerning his bones did give command. 23. By faith Moses, having been born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child comely, and were not afraid of the decree of the king;"
"24. by faith Moses, having become great, did refuse to be called a son of the daughter of Pharaoh, 25. having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season, 26. greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward; 27. by faith he left Egypt behind, not having been afraid of the wrath of the king, for, as seeing the Invisible One, he endured;"
"28. by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them. 29. By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;" (Hebrews 11:22-29, YLT)
Setting
- Speaker: unknown author (traditionally Paul; modern scholarship: possibly Apollos, Barnabas, Priscilla, or unknown)
- Audience: Jewish-Christian community tempted to revert to Judaism
- Location: composition unknown
- Time period: composed c. AD 60-69 (before the AD 70 temple destruction, given the present-tense temple-language)
Theological reading
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Why these four translations
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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