Hebrews 11:21

By faith Jacob dying blessed all the sons of Joseph, and honoured the highness of his staff [or the highness of his rod].

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

In Context

20By faith also of things to coming [or By faith and of things to come], Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.

22By faith Joseph dying had mind of the passing forth of the children of Israel, and commanded of his bones. (By faith when Joseph was dying, he spoke of the going forth of the children of Israel from Egypt, and commanded about his bones.)

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Cross References

Genesis 48:5Therefore thy two sons, that be born to thee in the land of Egypt, before that I came hither to thee, shall be mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, as Reuben and Simeon, shall be areckoned to me, (or Ephraim and Manasseh, just like Reuben and Simeon, shall be reckoned as mine);

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:5-32

Exemplars of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that… Read the whole commentary →

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