Hebrews 11:19 (YLT)

Passage

reckoning that even out of the dead God is able to raise up, whence also in a figure he did receive <FI>him<Fi> .

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:17 By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,

Hebrews 11:18 of whom it was said--`In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

Hebrews 11:19 reckoning that even out of the dead God is able to raise up, whence also in a figure he did receive <FI>him<Fi> .

Hebrews 11:20 By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac did bless Jacob and Esau;

Hebrews 11:21 by faith Jacob dying--each of the sons of Joseph did bless, and did bow down upon the top of his staff;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "reckoning", "even", "dead", "able", "raise", "whence", "figure", and "receive". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "reckoning" and "even", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "of whom it was said-- In Isaac..." into verse 20's "By faith concerning coming things Isaac did...", so "reckoning" and "even" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "reckoning" and "even" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.