KJV King James Version
And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry [ground]: and the waters [were] a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 14:22
And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry [ground]: and the waters [were] a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
WEB World English Bible
The children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.
ASV American Standard Version
And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the sons of Israel go into the midst of the sea, on dry land, and the waters are to them a wall, on their right and on their left.
Surrounding context — Exodus 14
19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness [to them], but it gave light by night [to these]: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided.
22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry [ground]: and the waters [were] a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, [even] all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
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וַיָּבֹ֧אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeבְנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelבְּת֥וֹךְH8432 · ta.vekhmidstהַיָּ֖םH3220 · yamseaבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הH3004 · yab.ba.shahdry landוְהַמַּ֤יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterלָהֶם֙H9038 · hemthemחֹמָ֔הH2346 · cho.mahwallמִֽימִינָ֖םH3225 · ya.minrightוּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃H8040 · se.mo.lleft
Cross-references
Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry [land]: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.Exodus 15:19For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry [land] in the midst of the sea.Psalm 66:6He turned the sea into dry [land]: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.Exodus 14:29But the children of Israel walked upon dry [land] in the midst of the sea; and the waters [were] a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.Psalm 78:13He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.Exodus 15:8And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, [and] the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.Isaiah 63:13That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, [that] they should not stumble?1 Corinthians 10:1Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;Nehemiah 9:11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.Numbers 33:8And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.Zechariah 2:5For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.Habakkuk 3:8-10Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? [was] thine anger against the rivers? [was] thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses [and] thy chariots of salvation?
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