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Hebrews 11

Heb. 11:31 KJV (With Strong’s)

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By faith
pistis (Greek #4102)
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
KJV usage: assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
Pronounce: pis'-tis
Origin: from 3982
the harlot
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
porne (Greek #4204)
a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater
KJV usage: harlot, whore.
Pronounce: por'-nay
Origin: feminine of 4205
Rahab
Rhaab (Greek #4460)
Raab (i.e. Rachab), a Canaanitess
KJV usage: Rahab. See also 04477.
Pronounce: hrah-ab'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (7343)
d perished
sunapollumi (Greek #4881)
to destroy (middle voice or passively, be slain) in company with
KJV usage: perish with.
Pronounce: soon-ap-ol'-loo-mee
Origin: from 4862 and 622
not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
with
sunapollumi (Greek #4881)
to destroy (middle voice or passively, be slain) in company with
KJV usage: perish with.
Pronounce: soon-ap-ol'-loo-mee
Origin: from 4862 and 622
them that γbelieved not
apeitheo (Greek #544)
to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely)
KJV usage: not believe, disobedient, obey not, unbelieving.
Pronounce: ap-i-theh'-o
Origin: from 545
, when she had received
dechomai (Greek #1209)
to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: accept, receive, take. Compare 2983.
Pronounce: dekh'-om-ahee
Origin: middle voice of a primary verb
the spies
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kataskopos (Greek #2685)
a reconnoiterer
KJV usage: spy.
Pronounce: kat-as'-kop-os
Origin: from 2596 (intensive) and 4649 (in the sense of a watcher)
e with
meta (Greek #3326)
properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between 575 or 1537 and 1519 or 4314; less intimate than 1722 and less close than 4862)
KJV usage: after(-ward), X that he again, against, among, X and, + follow, hence, hereafter, in, of, (up-)on, + our, X and setting, since, (un-)to, + together, when, with (+ -out). Often used in composition, in substantially the same relations of participation or proximity, and transfer or sequence.
Pronounce: met-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition (often used adverbially)
peace
eirene (Greek #1515)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
KJV usage: one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again.
Pronounce: i-ray'-nay
Origin: probably from a primary verb εἴρω (to join)
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
d
Josh. 6:23•  (Josh. 6:23)
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James 2:25• 25And likewise was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works in that she received the messengers and sent [them] out another way? (James 2:25)
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or, were disobedient.
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Josh. 2:4•  (Josh. 2:4)
,etc.

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Faith,
Harlot,
Peace,
Rahab; Rachab,
spies

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the harlot.
Josh. 2:1‑22•  (Josh. 2:1‑22)
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Josh. 6:22‑25•  (Josh. 6:22‑25)
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Matt. 1:1,5• 1{i}Book of the generation of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.{/i}
 5{i}and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse,{/i} (Matt. 1:1,5)
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James 2:25• 25And likewise was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works in that she received the messengers and sent [them] out another way? (James 2:25)
believed not.
or, were disobedient.
Heb. 3:18• 18And to whom swore he that they should not enter into his rest but to those that disobeyed? (Heb. 3:18)
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1 Peter 2:8• 8and stone of stumbling, and rock of offence; stumbling as they do at the word, being disobedient, unto which also they were appointed. (1 Peter 2:8)
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1 Peter 3:20• 20disobedient aforetime when the long-suffering of God was waiting in Noah's days, while an ark was being prepared, in which few, that is eight souls, were brought safe through water; (1 Peter 3:20)
she had.
Josh. 1:1•  (Josh. 1:1)
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Josh. 2:4‑24•  (Josh. 2:4‑24)
• If the king and the people as a whole perished, it was not through ignorance but disobedience of the testimony which she believed, and because of which she risked her life, receiving the spies with peace. For real faith is energetic and dares to please God in the face of death, deaf also to the pleas of nature and the reasonings of unbelief. (“Hebrews 11:30-31” by W. Kelly)
• Rahab, in presence of all the as yet unimpaired strength of the enemies of God and His people, identifies herself with the latter before they had gained one victory, because she felt that God was with them. (“Hebrews 11” by J.N. Darby)
• As a harlot she would come under the condemnation of men. By faith she comes into the great cloud of witnesses that obtain a good report from God. (“Faith Overcoming the Present World: Hebrews 11:23-40” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with the unbelieving, having received the spies ine peace.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "with."

W. Kelly Translation

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By faith Rahab the harlot perished not along with the disobedient, having received the spies with peace.