Hebrews 11:28 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them.

English ASV

By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.

English Amplified

By faith (simple trust and confidence in God) he instituted and carried out the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood [on the doorposts], so that the destroyer of the firstborn (the angel) might not touch those [of the children of Israel]. [Exod. 12:21-30.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

By faith (simple trust and confidence in God) he instituted and carried out the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood [on the doorposts], so that the destroyer of the firstborn (the angel) might not touch those [of the children of Israel]. [Exod. 12:21-30.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

By faith he instituted the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

By faith he celebrated the passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

English EASY 2024

As a result of his faith, Moses told Israel's people to prepare the first Passover meal. He told them to put blood from the sacrifice round their doors. Then the angel who destroyed each family's oldest sons came to every home in Egypt. When he saw the blood, he did not kill anyone in the families of Israel's people.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Moses prepared the Passover and spread the blood on the doorways of the people of Israel, so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons. Moses did this because he had faith.

By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

It was faith that made him establish the Passover and order the blood to be sprinkled on the doors, so that the Angel of Death would not kill the first-born sons of the Israelites.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Faith led Moses to establish the Passover and spread the blood {on the doorposts} so that the destroying angel would not kill the firstborn sons.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

By faith he instituted the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

English KJV 1611

Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

English LSB

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest the one who destroys the firstborn touch them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Because of his faith he was the first to keep the Passover Feast. He commanded the people of Israel to sprinkle blood on their doorways. He did it so that the destroying angel would not touch their oldest sons.

English NIV

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.

English NKJ 1982

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

English NLT

It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Faith stirred Moses to perform the rite of Passover and sprinkle lamb’s blood, to prevent the destroyer from harming their firstborn.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the first-born might not touch them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And it was because he believed God would save his people that he commanded them to kill a lamb as God had told them to and sprinkle the blood on the doorposts of their homes so that God's terrible Angel of Death could not touch the oldest child in those homes as he did among the Egyptians.

English Tyndale 1537

Thorow faith he ordained the ester lamb, and the effusion of blood, lest he that destroyed(slew) the first born should touch them.

Hebrews 11:28 — Compare Translations