Hebrews 11:9 (YLT)

Passage

by faith he did sojourn in the land of the promise as a strange country, in tabernacles having dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,

Nearby Context

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.

Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he doth go;

Hebrews 11:9 by faith he did sojourn in the land of the promise as a strange country, in tabernacles having dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,

Hebrews 11:10 for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor <FI>is<Fi> God.

Hebrews 11:11 By faith also Sarah herself did receive power to conceive seed, and she bare after the time of life, seeing she did judge Him faithful who did promise;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "sojourn", "land", "promise", "strange", "country", "tabernacles", and "having". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "sojourn", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "By faith Abraham being called did obey..." into verse 10's "for he was looking for the city...", so "faith" and "sojourn" 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 "sojourn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.