• Hebrews 11:28
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 28 Πίστει To faith πεποίηκεν he has made τὸ the πάσχα passover καὶ and τὴν the πρόσχυσιν pouring toward τοῦ of the αἵματος, blood, ἵνα in order that μὴ not ὁ the (one) ὀλοθρεύων destroying τὰ the πρωτότοκα firstborn (ones) θίγῃ might contact αὐτῶν. of them.

  • Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 11
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 11:28

      By faith he observed the Passover: Moses showed faith when he “promptly called all the elders of Israel” together and gave them instructions on how to celebrate the first Passover. (Ex 12:21) In doing so, he set an example of faithful obedience for Jehovah’s people and helped to establish a celebration that pointed forward to the Messiah. (See Glossary, “Passover”; 1Co 5:7 and study note.) Moses passed along God’s instructions to the Israelites. They were to splash the blood of a slaughtered lamb on their doorposts in order to preserve the lives of “their firstborn,” the eldest sons of God’s people.​—Ex 12:22, 23.

      the destroyer: A form of the Greek word that Paul here uses occurs in the Septuagint version of Ex 12:23 and translates a Hebrew expression that could be rendered “the plague of death,” or more literally, “the ruination.” Jehovah evidently used angels to execute judgment on the Egyptians.​—Ps 78:49-51.