Hebrews
Hebrews 11:28
28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn .
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By faith | Πίστει | Pistei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| he kept | πεποίηκεν | pepoiēken | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Passover | πάσχα | pascha | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3957 the feast of Passover, the Passover lamb |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| sprinkling | πρόσχυσιν | proschysin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4378 a sprinkling |
| of blood | αἵματος | haimatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| destroyer | ὀλοθρεύων | olothreuōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3645 I destroy |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| firstborn | πρωτότοκα | prōtotoka | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4416 first-born |
| would not touch | θίγῃ | thigē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2345 I touch, handle |
Cross-references
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Exodus 12:21–30 · Hebrews 9:19 · 1 Peter 1:2 · Hebrews 12:24 · Exodus 12:3–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.