Hebrews 11:21

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
Hebrews 11:21
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Original language (Greek)

Πίστει Ἰακὼβ ἀποθνῄσκων ἕκαστον τῶν υἱῶν Ἰωσὴφ εὐλόγησεν καὶ προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τῆς ῥάβδου αὐτοῦ.

  1. ΠίστειPistei“By faith”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  2. ἸακὼβIakōb“Jacob”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰακώβ · “Jacob” · Strong's G2384H
  3. ἀποθνῄσκωνapothnēskōn“dying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποθνήσκω · “to die” · Strong's G0599
  4. ἕκαστονhekaston“each”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἕκαστος · “each” · Strong's G1538
  5. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. υἱῶνhuiōn“sons”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  7. ἸωσὴφIōsēph“of Joseph”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰωσήφ · “Joseph” · Strong's G2501N
  8. εὐλόγησενeulogēsen“blessed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εὐλογέω · “to praise/bless” · Strong's G2127
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. προσεκύνησενprosekunēsen“worshiped”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from προσκυνέω · “to worship” · Strong's G4352
  11. ἐπὶepi“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  12. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. ἄκρονakron“top”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “end” · Strong's G0206
  14. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. ῥάβδουrhabdou“staff”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ῥάβδος · “rod” · Strong's G4464
  16. αὐτοῦ.autou“of him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)