Hebrews 11:20-22
Context11:20 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 Israel 3 and gave instructions about his burial. 4
[11:21] 1 tn Grk “worshiped on the top of his staff,” a quotation from Gen 47:31 (LXX).
[11:22] 2 tn Grk “coming to an end,” “dying.”
[11:22] 3 sn Joseph’s prophecy about the exodus of the sons of Israel is found in Gen 50:24.
[11:22] 4 tn Grk “about his bones,” which refers by metonymy to the disposition of his bones, i.e., his burial.