King James Version

Hebrews 11:9

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:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὴν) before land here.

πίστειpisteiBy faithπίστις (pistis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “By faith”, the to- or for-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.By faithπαρῴκησενparōkēsenhe sojournedπαροικέω (paroikeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he sojourned”, a single actionG3939I sojourn, dwell in as a stranger.he sojournedεἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inγῆνgēnlandγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “land”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “land”.the landτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasof promiseἐπαγγελία (epangelia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of promise”, the of-formG1860a promise.of promiseὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἀλλοτρίανallotrianin a strange countryἀλλότριος (allotrios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “in a strange country”, the object formG245belonging to another person, belonging to others, foreign, strange.in a strange countryἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inσκηναῖςskēnaistabernaclesσκηνή (skēnē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “tabernacles”, the to- or for-formG4633a tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation.tabernaclesκατοικήσαςkatoikēsasto dwellκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to dwell”, a single actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withἸσαὰκisaakIsaacἸσαάκnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Isaac”, the of-formG2464(Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch.Isaacκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἸακὼβiakōbJacobἸακώβnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jacob”, the of-formG2384(Hebrew), Jacob, (a) the patriarch, son of Isaac, (b) father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.Jacobτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.συγκληρονόμωνsunklēronomōnheirs with himσυγκληρονόμος (sunklēronomos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “heirs with him”, the of-formG4789a joint heir, participant.the heirs with himτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπαγγελίαςepangeliaspromiseἐπαγγελία (epangelia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “promise”, the of-formG1860a promise.promiseτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

by faith he did sojourn in the land of the promise as a strange country, in tabernacles having dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,

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American Standard Version (1901)

By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

Young’s Literal Translation

by faith he did sojourn in the land of the promise as a strange country, in tabernacles having dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,

World English Bible

By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.

Darby Translation

By faith he sojourned as a stranger in the land of promise as a foreign country, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with [him] of the same promise;

Douay-Rheims

By faith he abode in the land, dwelling in cottages, with Isaac and Jacob, the co-heirs of the same promise.

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