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Hebrews 11:28

“By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.”

Hebrews 11:28 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Exodus 12:21-23

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Both texts join the Passover, the blood and the one who destroyed the firstborn (in Exodus 12:23, “the destroyer”).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • πάσχαpaschaG3957פָּסַחpasajH6453“Passover”
  • αἵματοςhaimatosG129דָּםdamH1818“blood”

Hebrews 11:28, word by word

By faithπίστειpistei

trust

Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.

Where else “pistei” appears
he keptπεποίηκενpepoiēken

do

To carry out an action or cause an effect.

Where else “pepoiēken” appears
the Passoverπάσχαpascha

Passover

Passover: the feast that remembered the going out from Egypt; also the lamb and the meal of that night.

Where else “pascha” appears
the sprinklingπρόσχυσινproschysin

sprinkling, pouring

Sprinkling, pouring out on something.

Where else “proschysin” appears
of the bloodαἵματοςhaimatos

blood

The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.

Where else “haimatos” appears
the destroyerὀλοθρεύωνolothreuōn

destroy

Destroy; "the destroyer", the one who destroys.

Where else “olothreuōn” appears
of the firstbornπρωτότοκαprōtotoka

firstborn

Firstborn.

Where else “prōtotoka” appears
touchθίγῃthigēi

harm

To harm someone.

Where else “thigēi” appears

Translation note

This recalls Exodus 12.

The context

27By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king; for he held firm as seeing the one who is invisible.

28 · This verse (above)

29By faith they crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, and when the Egyptians attempted to do it, they were swallowed up.

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