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King James Version

Hebrews 11:22

By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Joseph;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ancient Heroes;   Battle of Life;   Faith;   Faith-Unbelief;   Heroes, Ancient;   Reputation;   The Topic Concordance - Faith/faithfulness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Faith;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Faith;   Joseph;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Joseph the son of jacob;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Self-Denial;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hell;   Joseph;   Moses;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hebrews;   Jacob;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Decease;   Ethics;   Faith;   Hebrews, Epistle to;   Joseph;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Joseph ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Children;   Son;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Cherubim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jephthah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jo'seph;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Decease, in New Testament;   Die;   End;   Eschatology of the Old Testament (with Apocryphal and Apocalyptic Writings);  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 27;  

Parallel Translations

New American Standard Bible (1995)
By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.
Legacy Standard Bible
By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave commands concerning his bones.
Simplified Cowboy Version
It was by a heapin' of faith that during Joseph's last days on earth, he knew for certain all his people would leave Egypt. He even told them to take him back and bury his bones in the land that had been promised.
Bible in Basic English
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, said that the children of Israel would go out of Egypt; and gave orders about his bones.
Darby Translation
By faith Joseph [when] dying called to mind the going forth of the sons of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones.
World English Bible
By faith, Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave instructions concerning his bones.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
By faith Joseph, when dying, made mention of the children of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones.
Weymouth's New Testament
Through faith Joseph, when he was near his end, made mention of the departure of the descendants of Israel, and gave orders about his own body.
King James Version (1611)
By faith, Ioseph when hee died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel: and gaue commandement concerning his bones.
Literal Translation
When dying, Joseph by faith made mention of the Exodus of the sons of Israel, and he gave orders concerning his bones.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
By faith Ioseph whan he dyed, remembred ye departynge of the childre of Israel, & gaue comaundemet concernynge his bones.
Mace New Testament (1729)
by faith Joseph when he died, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave directions concerning his burial.
THE MESSAGE
By an act of faith, Joseph, while dying, prophesied the exodus of Israel, and made arrangements for his own burial.
Amplified Bible
By faith Joseph, when he was dying, referred to [the promise of God for] the exodus of the sons of Israel [from Egypt], and gave instructions concerning [the burial of] his bones [in the land of the promise].
American Standard Version
By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
Revised Standard Version
By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his burial.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
By fayth Ioseph when he dyed remebred the departinge of the chyldren of Israel and gave commaundement of his bones.
Update Bible Version
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the sons of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
Webster's Bible Translation
By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
Young's Literal Translation
by faith, Joseph dying, concerning the outgoing of the sons of Israel did make mention, and concerning his bones did give command.
New Century Version
It was by faith that Joseph, while he was dying, spoke about the Israelites leaving Egypt and gave instructions about what to do with his body.
New English Translation
By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, mentioned the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave instructions about his burial.
Berean Standard Bible
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
Contemporary English Version
And right before Joseph died, he had faith that God would lead the people of Israel out of Egypt. So he told them to take his bones with them.
Complete Jewish Bible
By trusting, Yosef, near the end of his life, remembered about the Exodus of the people of Isra'el and gave instructions about what to do with his bones.
English Standard Version
By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.
Geneva Bible (1587)
By faith Ioseph when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel, and gaue commandement of his bones.
George Lamsa Translation
By faith Joseph, when he died made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
Christian Standard Bible®
By faith Joseph, as he was nearing the end of his life, mentioned the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions concerning his bones.
Hebrew Names Version
By faith, Yosef, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Yisra'el; and gave instructions concerning his bones.
International Standard Version
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave them instructions about buryingburying">[fn] his bones.Genesis 50:24-25; Exodus 18:19;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
By faith Jauseph, when dying, was mindful of the going forth of the sons of Israel [fn] , and commanded concerning his bones.
Murdock Translation
By faith Joseph, when dying, was mindful of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave direction concerning his bones.
New King James Version
By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
New Living Translation
It was by faith that Joseph, when he was about to die, said confidently that the people of Israel would leave Egypt. He even commanded them to take his bones with them when they left.
New Life Bible
Because Joseph had faith, he spoke of the Jews leaving the country of Egypt. He was going to die soon, and he told them to bury his body in the country where they were going.
English Revised Version
By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
New Revised Standard
By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his burial.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
By faith, Joseph, when drawing to his end - concerning the exodus of the sons of Israel, called to remembrance, and, concerning his bones, gave commandment.
Douay-Rheims Bible
By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the going out of the children of Israel and gave commandment concerning his bones.
Lexham English Bible
By faith Joseph, as he was dying, mentioned about the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave instructions about his bones.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
By fayth Ioseph when he dyed, remembred the departyng of the chyldren of Israel, and gaue commaundement of his bones.
Easy-to-Read Version
And when Joseph was almost dead, he spoke about the people of Israel leaving Egypt. And he told them what they should do with his body. He did this because he had faith.
New American Standard Bible
By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.
Good News Translation
It was faith that made Joseph, when he was about to die, speak of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, and leave instructions about what should be done with his body.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Bi feith Joseph dyynge hadde mynde of the passyng forth of the children of Israel, and comaundide of hise boonys.

Contextual Overview

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 he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

faith: Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 13:19, Joshua 24:32, Acts 7:16

made mention of: or, remembered

Reciprocal: Genesis 30:24 - And she Genesis 47:29 - bury me not Genesis 49:33 - had made Acts 7:15 - died

Cross-References

Joshua 24:2
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

By faith Joseph, when he died,.... The riches and honours of Joseph, as they could not secure him from death, so they did not make him unmindful of it; nor was he afraid of dying, or uneasy about it; nor did his prosperity make him proud, or above speaking to his brethren, nor revengeful to them, nor unthoughtful of their future afflictions; nor did his affluence of temporal things take off his regards to divine promises, nor weaken his faith in them, which is here commended in the following instances; as that at the time of his death,

he made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; that is, out of the land of Egypt: he remembered it himself, and put his brethren in mind of it, by speaking of it to their comfort, with great assurance; he knew they were well situated in the land of Egypt, and yet speaks of their departure out of it; he foresaw, and firmly believed they would be greatly afflicted in it, and that God would look upon them, and visit them, and bring them out of it, into the land of Canaan; all which shows the strength of his faith, and that it was about things not seen.

And gave commandment concerning his bones; and the command was a very strict one when he gave it; he took an oath of his brethren to fulfil it; it was concerning his bones, not his body, which shows that he believed their departure out of Egypt was at a great distance, when his flesh would be consumed, and only his bones left, as it was about two hundred years after his death; it respects the carrying them out of Egypt with them, and burying them in the land of Canaan, when they came there; and this is an instance of his humility, in choosing to lie with his fathers, rather than with the kings, and great men in Egypt, and of his care to prevent idolatry, which he might observe the Egyptians would be prone unto: and this command was a great instance of Joseph's faith, that the children of Israel would return to Canaan, and which might serve greatly to confirm their faith in it; it also shows his belief of the resurrection of the dead, and of his enjoying the heavenly inheritance, signified by the land of Canaan; See Genesis 50:24, the Papists, from hence, plead for the relics of saints; but it should be observed, that it was at the request, and by the command of Joseph, that his bones were preserved, which is not the case of the saints, whose relics are pleaded for; besides, these were the true and real bones of Joseph, whereas the relics of the saints are only pretended; to which may be added, that the bones of Joseph, were ordered to be buried, not to be showed for a sight, much less worshipped, as Popish relics are. Joseph's coffin, the Jews say h, was put into the river Nile; and so says Patricides i, an Arabic writer: others say it was in the buryingplace of the kings, until it was taken up and removed by Moses.

h T. Bab. Sota, fol. 13. 1. i Apud Hottinger. Smegma Oriental. l. 1. c. 8. p. 379.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By faith Joseph, when he died - When about to die; see Genesis 50:24-25.

Made mention of the departing of the children of Israel - Margin, “remembered.” The meaning is, that he called this to their mind; he spake of it. “And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” This prediction of Joseph could have rested only on faith in the promise of God. There were no events then occurring which would be likely to lead to this, and nothing which could be a basis of calculation that it would be so, except what God had spoken. The faith of Joseph, then, was simple confidence in God; and its strength was seen in his firm conviction that what had been promised would be fulfilled, even when there were no appearances that to human view justified it.

And gave commandment concerning his bones - Genesis 50:25. “And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.” He had such a firm belief that they would possess the land of promise, that he exacted an oath of them that they would remove his remains with them, that he might be buried in the land of his fathers. He could not have exacted this oaths, nor could they have taken it, unless both he and they had a sure confidence that what God had spoken would be performed.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 22. Joseph, when he died — τελευτων, When he was dying, gave commandment concerning his bones. On this subject I refer the reader to the notes on "Genesis 50:25". And I have this to add to the account I have given of the sarcophagus now in the British Museum, vulgarly called Alexander's coffin, that it is more probably the coffin of Joseph himself; and, should the time ever arrive in which the hieroglyphics on it shall he interpreted, this conjecture may appear to have had its foundation in truth.


 
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