Hebrews
Hebrews 11:20–21
20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
21By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Hebrews 11:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By faith | Πίστει | Pistei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| Isaac | Ἰσαὰκ | Isaak | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2464 Isaac |
| blessed | εὐλόγησεν | eulogēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2127 I bless |
| Jacob | Ἰακὼβ | Iakōb | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2384 Jacob |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Esau | Ἠσαῦ | Ēsau | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2269 Esau |
| concerning | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| the future | μελλόντων | mellontōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3195 I am about to |
Hebrews 11:21
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By faith | Πίστει | Pistei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| Jacob | Ἰακὼβ | Iakōb | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2384 Jacob |
| when he was dying | ἀποθνῄσκων | apothnēskōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G599 I am dying, am about to die |
| blessed | εὐλόγησεν | eulogēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2127 I bless |
| each | ἕκαστον | hekaston | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1538 each, every one |
| of | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Joseph’s | Ἰωσὴφ | Iōsēph | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2501 Joseph |
| sons | υἱῶν | huiōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5207 a son, descendent |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| worshiped | προσεκύνησεν | prosekynēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4352 I worship |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| top | ἄκρον | akron | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G206 the end, extremity |
| of | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| staff | ῥάβδου | rhabdou | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4464 a rod, staff |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 11:20 Genesis 27:27–40 · Genesis 28:2–3
Hebrews 11:21 Genesis 47:31–48:1 · Genesis 48:5–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.