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.
KJV
πίστει Ἰακὼβ ἀποθνῄσκων ἕκαστον τῶν υἱῶν Ἰωσὴφ εὐλόγησεν, καὶ προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τῆς ῥάβδου αὐτοῦ.
Greek NT
Fide Jacob, moriens, singulos filiorum Joseph benedixit : et adoravit fastigium virgæ ejus.
Vulgate
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
ASV
By faith Jacob, dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and adored the top of his rod.
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εὐλογέω
eulogeo
verb · 41×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πίστις
pistis
noun · 243×
προσκυνέω
proskuneo
verb · 59×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
ἀποθνήσκω
apothnesko
verb · 112×
ἄκρον
akron
noun · 6×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἕκαστος
ekastos
adjective · 84×
Ἰακώβ
iakob
noun · 27×
Ἰωσήφ
ioseph
noun · 35×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ῥάβδος
rabdos
noun · 12×
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Gen 47:31 · paraphrase"And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head."Genesis: Jacob worshipped leaning on the top of his staff — by faith
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
The word ' Cross' is foolishness to those that perish, but to us who are saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:23 For he that is spiritual judges all things, but the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit. For it is foolishness to those who do not receive in faith and who do not consider God's goodness and omnipotence, but search out divine things with human …
Cross-references
- Gen 30:24 — And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
- Gen 47:31 — And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
- Gen 47:31 — And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
- Gen 48:5 — And 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.
- Gen 48:9 — And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
- Gen 48:16 — The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
- Heb 9:14 — How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?