Hebrews 11 · Verse 22

Hebrews 11:22

By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
Hebrews 11:22, King James Version

Hebrews 11:22 in other translations

BSBBy faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
WEBBy faith Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
ASVBy faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
YLTby faith, Joseph dying, concerning the outgoing of the sons of Israel did make mention, and concerning his bones did give command.
DARBYBy faith Joseph when dying called to mind the going forth of the sons of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones.
BBEBy faith Joseph, when his end was near, said that the children of Israel would go out of Egypt; and gave orders about his bones.
WebsterBy faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

What does Hebrews 11:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. when he died--"when dying." the departing--"the exodus" (Ge 50:24, 25). Joseph's eminent position in Egypt did not make him regard it as his home: in faith he looked to God's promise of Canaan being fulfilled and desired that his bones should rest there: testifying thus: (1) that he had no doubt of his posterity obtaining the promised land: and (2) that he believed in the resurrection of the body, and the enjoyment in it of the heavenly Canaan. His wish was fulfilled (Jos 24:32; Ac 4:16).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 22. By faith Joseph, when he died. When about to die. See Gen 50:24,25.

Made mention of the departing of the children of Israel. Marg. "remembered." The meaning is, that he called this to their mind; he spake of it.

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob." This prediction of Joseph could have rested only on faith in the promise of God. There were no events then occurring which would be likely to lead to this, and nothing which could be a basis of calculation that it would be so, except what God had spoken. The faith of Joseph, then, was simple confidence in God; and its strength was seen in his firm conviction that what had been promised would be fulfilled, even when there were no appearances that, to human view, justified it.

And gave commandment concerning his bones. Gen 50:25,26. And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel; saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence." He had such a firm belief that they would possess the land of promise, that he exacted an oath of them that they would remove his remains with them, that he might be buried in the land of his fathers. He could not have exacted this oath, nor could they have taken it, unless both he and they had a sure confidence that what God had spoken would be performed.

(a) "Joseph" Gen 50:24,25 (d) "made mention" "remembered"

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Joseph, when he died - Τελευτων, When he was dying, gave commandment concerning his bones. On this subject I refer the reader to the notes on Gen 50:25 (note). And I have this to add to the account I have given of the sarcophagus now in the British Museum, vulgarly called Alexander's coffin, that it is more probably the coffin of Joseph himself; and, should the time ever arrive in which the hieroglyphics on it shall he interpreted, this conjecture may appear to have had its foundation in truth.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hebrews 11:20-31

Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning things to come. Things present are not the best things; no man knoweth love or hatred by having them or wanting them. Jacob lived by faith, and he died by faith, and in faith. Though the grace of faith is of use always through our whole lives, it is especially so when we come to die. Faith has a great work to do at last, to help the believer to die to the Lord, so as to…

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Hebrews 11:22 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΠίστειPisteiBy faithG4102
ἸωσὴφIōsēphJosephG2501
τελευτῶνteleutōndyingG5053
περὶpericoncerningG4012
τῆςtēstheG3588
ἐξόδουexodouexodusG1841
τῶνtōnof theG3588
υἱῶνhuiōnsonsG5207
ἸσραὴλIsraēlof IsraelG2474
ἐμνημόνευσενemnēmoneusenmade mentionG3421
καὶkaiandG2532
περὶpericoncerningG4012
τῶνtōntheG3588
ὀστέωνosteōnbonesG3747
αὐτοῦautouof himG846
ἐνετείλατο.¶eneteilatogave instructions.G1781

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Hebrews 11:22

  • Exodus 13:19

    And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.

  • Genesis 50:24-25

    And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.

  • Joshua 24:32

    And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

  • Acts 7:16

    And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
faith.
Ge 50:24,25; Ex 13:19; Jos 24:32; Ac 7:16
made mention of. or, remembered.

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Context

  • Hebrews 11:21

    By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

  • Hebrews 11:22

    By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

  • Hebrews 11:23

    By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.

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Hebrews 11:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por fe José, muriéndose, se acordó de la partida de los hijos de Israel; y dió mandamiento acerca de sus huesos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Par la foi, Joseph, en terminant sa vie, fit mention de la sortie des fils d’Israël et donna un ordre touchant ses os.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Durch Glauben gedachte Joseph sterbend des Auszugs der Söhne Israels und gab Befehl wegen seiner Gebeine.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fide Joseph, moriens, de profectione filiorum Israël memoratus est, et de ossibus suis mandavit.