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Hebrews 11:9 — King James Version← Study notes

By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:


Hebrews 11:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 11:921 words
GreekMeaning
πίστειpistei
By faithnounG4102
παρῴκησενparōkēsen
he sojournedverbG3939
εἰςeis
inprepositionG1519
γῆνgēn
landnounG1093
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
ἐπαγγελίαςepangelias
promisenounG1860
ὡςhōs
as inwordG5613
ἀλλοτρίανallotrian
a foreign countryadjectiveG245
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
σκηναῖςskēnais
tentsnounG4633
κατοικήσαςkatoikēsas
having dweltverbG2730
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
ἸσαὰκIsaak
IsaacnounG2464
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἸακὼβIakōb
JacobnounG2384
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
συγκληρονόμωνsynklēronomōn
joint-heirsadjectiveG4789
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
ἐπαγγελίαςepangelias
promisenounG1860
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
αὐτῆςautēs
sameadjectiveG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 11:9

“By faith Abraham when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.” [“By faith”]: for (tell me) whom did he see to emulate? He had for father a Gentile, and an idolater; he had heard no prophets; he knew not whither he was…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 23 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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