Hebrews 11:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.”
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“By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.”
King James Version · Public Domain“By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“by faith, Joseph dying, concerning the outgoing of the sons of Israel did make mention, and concerning his bones did give command.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Hebrews 11:22 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 50:24Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
- Exodus 13:19Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”
- Joshua 24:32And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
- Acts 7:16Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
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