Hebrews 11:20-22

11:20 By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future. 11:21 By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped as he leaned on his staff.¹ 11:22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life,² mentioned the exodus of the sons of Israel³ and gave instructions about his burial.⁴

¹tn Grk “worshiped on the top of his staff,” a quotation from Gen 47:31 (LXX).

²tn Grk “coming to an end,” “dying.”

³sn Joseph’s prophecy about the exodus of the sons of Israel is found in Gen 50:24.

⁴tn Grk “about his bones,” which refers by metonymy to the disposition of his bones, i.e., his burial.