Hebrews

Hebrews 11:9

⁹By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By faith	Πίστει	Pistei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
he dwelt	παρῴκησεν	parōkēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3939 I sojourn
in	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
promised	ἐπαγγελίας	epangelias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1860 a promise
land	γῆν	gēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
in a foreign	ἀλλοτρίαν	allotrian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G245 belonging to another person, foreign
He lived	κατοικήσας	katoikēsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2730 I dwell in, settle in, inhabit
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
tents	σκηναῖς	skēnais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G4633 a tent, tabernacle
as did	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
Isaac	Ἰσαὰκ	Isaak	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2464 Isaac
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Jacob	Ἰακὼβ	Iakōb	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2384 Jacob
who	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
heirs with him	συνκληρονόμων	synklēronomōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4789 a joint heir, participant
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
same	αὐτῆς	autēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
promise	ἐπαγγελίας	epangelias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1860 a promise

Cross-references

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Genesis 12:8 · Genesis 13:18 · Genesis 13:3 · Hebrews 6:17 · Acts 7:5–6 · Genesis 48:3–4 · Genesis 26:3–4 · Genesis 18:9 · Genesis 35:27 · Genesis 28:4 · Genesis 28:13–14 · Genesis 17:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.