By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
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Gill's Exposition
By faith Moses, when he was come to years,.... Or "was great"; a nobleman in Pharaoh's court; or when he was arrived to great knowledge, being learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; or rather…
Barnes' Notes
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 - Margin, “remembered.” The meaning is, that he called this to their mind;…
Adam Clarke
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…
The apostle, having given us a more general account of the grace of faith, now proceeds to set before us some illustrious examples of it in the Old Testament times, and these may be divided into two…
Cambridge Bible
when he died The less common word for "dying" is here taken from the LXX. of Gen 1:26.
gave commandment concerning his bones A sign of his perfect conviction that God's promise would be fulfilled (Gen…