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28 By faith he has performed the Passover[a] and the sprinkling of the blood in order that the one destroying the firstborns might not touch them. 29 By faith they crossed[b] the Red Sea as through dry land— of which having taken the test[c], the Egyptians were swallowed-up. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:28 Having made reference to the entire exodus event, the writer now singles out one crucial and enduring aspect of it.
  2. Hebrews 11:29 Or, went-through, stepped-across.
  3. Hebrews 11:29 Or, an attempt.

28 By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood, so that the destroyer(A) of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.(B)

29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.(C)

30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days.(D)

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