Hebrews Chapter 11 verse 15 Holy Bible
And if indeed they had been mindful of that `country' from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.
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And truly if they had kept in mind the country from which they went out, they would have had chances of turning back.
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And if they had called to mind that from whence they went out, they had had opportunity to have returned;
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And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
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If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
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and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) They might have had.--Rather, they would have had opportunity to return. All their life long they would have been able to claim again their earlier fatherland, by returning whence they came.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekIfεἰ (ei)ConjunctionStrong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.they had been thinking ofἐμνημόνευον (emnēmoneuon)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 3421: From a derivative of mneme; to exercise memory, i.e. Recollect; by implication, to punish; also to rehearse.[the country]ἧς (hēs)Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. they had left,ἐξέβησαν (exebēsan)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 1545: (a) a way out, escape, (b) result, issue. From a compound of ek and the base of basis; an exit.they would have hadεἶχον (eichon)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.opportunityκαιρὸν (kairon)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 2540: Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time.to return.ἀνακάμψαι (anakampsai)Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveStrong's 344: To bend or turn back; I return. From ana and kampto; to turn back.Jump to PreviousChances Cherished Country Enough Forth Found Indeed Kept Mind Mindful Opportunity Remembrance Thinking Time Turning Whence
