Hebrews 11:30-35

11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho ¹  fell after the people marched around them ²  for seven days. 11:31 By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of ³  the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.

11:32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets. 11:33 Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, ⁴  gained what was promised, ⁵  shut the mouths of lions, 11:34 quenched raging fire, ⁶  escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, ⁷  became mighty in battle, put foreign armies to flight, 11:35 and women received back their dead raised to life. ⁸  But others were tortured, not accepting release, to obtain resurrection to a better life. ⁹ 

[11:30]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[11:30]  ² tn Grk “after they had been encircled.”

[11:31]  ³ tn Grk “did not perish together with.”

[11:33]  ⁵ tn This probably refers to the righteous rule of David and others. But it could be more general and mean “did what was righteous.”

[11:33]  ⁶ tn Grk “obtained promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.

[11:34]  ⁷ tn Grk “quenched the power of fire.”

[11:34]  ⁸ tn Or “recovered from sickness.”

[11:35]  ⁹ tn Grk “received back their dead from resurrection.”

[11:35]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “to obtain a better resurrection.”