Hebrews 11:9

“By faith he lived as a resident alien in the land of the promise as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise;”

Hebrews 11:9 · direct translation from the Greek
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Abraham set out without knowing where he was goingFaith

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Hebrews 11:9, word by word

By faithπίστειpistei

trust

Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.

Where else “pistei” appears
he lived as a resident alienπαρῴκησενparōikēsen

live as a foreigner

Live as a foreigner, live as a stranger in a land.

Where else “parōikēsen” appears
the landγῆνgēn

land

A country or a region.

Where else “gēn” appears
of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangelias

promise

Promise.

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in a foreign landἀλλοτρίανallotrian

stranger

From another people or family.

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livingκατοικήσαςkatoikēsas

dwell, live

Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.

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tentsσκηναῖςskēnais

tent

A portable shelter of cloth or skins, or a hut of branches.

Where else “skēnais” appears
IsaacἸσαὰκIsaak

Isaac

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, the son of the promise.

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JacobἸακὼβIakōb

Jacob

Jacob, son of Isaac, also called Israel; father of the twelve tribes.

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the fellow heirsσυγκληρονόμωνsynklēronomōn

fellow heir

Fellow heir: someone who inherits together with another.

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The context

8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place that he was going to receive as an inheritance; and he went out not knowing where he was going.

9 · This verse (above)

10for he was waiting for the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.

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