Hebrews 11:15
Strong's Lexicon
If
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

they had been thinking of
ἐμνημόνευον (emnēmoneuon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 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 Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

they had left,
ἐξέβησαν (exebēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1545: (a) a way out, escape, (b) result, issue. From a compound of ek and the base of basis; an exit.

they would have had
εἶχον (eichon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

opportunity
καιρὸν (kairon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 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 Active
Strong's Greek 344: To bend or turn back; I return. From ana and kampto; to turn back.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

Young's Literal Translation
and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If they were thinking about where they came from, they would have had an opportunity to return.

New American Standard Bible
And indeed if they had been thinking of that [country] from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

King James Bible
And truly, if they had been mindful of that [country] from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

New Living Translation
If they had longed for the country they came from, they could have gone back.

English Standard Version
If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.

New American Standard Bible
And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

King James Bible
And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If they were thinking about where they came from, they would have had an opportunity to return.

International Standard Version
If they had been thinking about what they had left behind, they would have had an opportunity to go back.

NET Bible
In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

American Standard Version
And if indeed they had been mindful of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

English Revised Version
And if indeed they had been mindful of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

Young's Literal Translation
and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,
















Cross References
Genesis 24:4
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

Genesis 24:6
And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

Hebrews 11:14
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

Hebrews 1:1
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Hebrews 11:13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Hebrews 11:12
Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

Hebrews 11:16
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

Hebrews 11:17
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

Hebrews 11:18
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
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