Hebrews 11:27 (YLT)

Passage

by faith he left Egypt behind, not having been afraid of the wrath of the king, for, as seeing the Invisible One--he endured;

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:25 having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season,

Hebrews 11:26 greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward;

Hebrews 11:27 by faith he left Egypt behind, not having been afraid of the wrath of the king, for, as seeing the Invisible One--he endured;

Hebrews 11:28 by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them.

Hebrews 11:29 By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "left", "egypt", "behind", "having", "been", "afraid", and "wrath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "left", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of..." into verse 28's "by faith he kept the passover and...", so "faith" and "left" 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 "faith" and "left" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.