Hebrews 11:21-22

11:21 By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped as he leaned on his staff. ¹  11:22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, ²  mentioned the exodus of the sons of Israel ³  and gave instructions about his burial. ⁴ 

Hebrews 12:5

12:5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?

“My son, do not scorn ⁵  the Lord’s discipline

or give up when he corrects ⁶  you.

Hebrews 12:7

12:7 Endure your suffering ⁷  as discipline; ⁸  God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

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¹ tn Grk “worshiped on the top of his staff,” a quotation from Gen 47:31 (LXX).

² tn Grk “coming to an end,” “dying.”

³ sn Joseph’s prophecy about the exodus of the sons of Israel is found in Gen 50:24.

⁴ tn Grk “about his bones,” which refers by metonymy to the disposition of his bones, i.e., his burial.

sn The instructions about his burial are recorded in Gen 50:25.

⁵ tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”

⁶ tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

⁷ tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.

⁸ tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”