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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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
By faithΠίστειPisteiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
he keptπεποίηκενpepoiēkenVerb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG4160 I do, make
theτὸtoArticle - Accusative Neuter SingularG3588 the
PassoverπάσχαpaschaNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG3957 the feast of Passover, the Passover lamb
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
sprinklingπρόσχυσινproschysinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4378 a sprinkling
of bloodαἵματοςhaimatosNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG129 blood
so thatἵναhinaConjunctionG2443 in order that, so that
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
destroyerὀλοθρεύωνolothreuōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG3645 I destroy
theτὰtaArticle - Accusative Neuter PluralG3588 the
firstbornπρωτότοκαprōtotokaAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralG4416 first-born
would not touchθίγῃthigēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularG2345 I touch, handle

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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.