Hebrews 11:5 (YLT)

Passage

By faith Enoch was translated--not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to--that he had pleased God well,

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:3 by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;

Hebrews 11:4 by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.

Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated--not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to--that he had pleased God well,

Hebrews 11:6 and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "enoch", "translated--not", "death", "found", "before", and "translation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "enoch", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "by faith a better sacrifice did Abel..." into verse 6's "and apart from faith it is impossible...", so "faith" and "enoch" 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 "enoch" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.