Hebrews 11:15
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And truly, if they had been mindful of that from whence they came out, they had doubtless, time to return.

mindful.

Genesis 11:31 And Thare took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Aran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, the wife of Abram his son, and brought them out of Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Chanaan: and they came as far as Haran, and dwelt there.

Genesis 12:10 And there came a famine in the country: and Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there: for the famine was very grievous in the land.

Genesis 24:6-8 And Abraham said: Beware thou never bring my son back again thither. . . .

Genesis 31:18 And he took all his substance, and flocks, and whatsoever he had gotten in Mesopotamia, and went forward to Isaac, his father, to the land of Chanaan.

Genesis 32:9-11 And Jacob said: O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac: O Lord who saidst to me, Return to thy land, and to the place of thy birth, and I will do well for thee. . . .

Context
The Faith of Abraham and Sarah
14For they that say these things do signify that they seek a country. 15And truly, if they had been mindful of that from whence they came out, they had doubtless, time to return. 16But now they desire a better, that is to say, a heavenly country. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.…
Cross References
Genesis 24:4
But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac.

Genesis 24:6
And Abraham said: Beware thou never bring my son back again thither.

Hebrews 11:14
For they that say these things do signify that they seek a country.

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.


Additional Translations
If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

And indeed if they had been remembering that from where they came out, they would have had opportunity to return.

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

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

And if they had called to mind that from whence they went out, they had had opportunity to have returned;

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

And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came, they might have had opportunity to return.

And if they had cherished the remembrance of the country they had left, they would have found an opportunity to return;

If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.

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