KJV King James Version
And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
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Exodus 14:27
And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.
WEB World English Bible
Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it. Yahweh overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
ASV American Standard Version
And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Moses stretcheth out his hand towards the sea, and the sea turneth back, at the turning of the morning, to its perennial flow, and the Egyptians are fleeing at its coming, and Jehovah shaketh off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea,
Surrounding context — Exodus 14
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.
26 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, [and] all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
29 But 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.
30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
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וַיֵּט֩H5186 · na.tahto stretchמֹשֶׁ֨הH4872 · mo.shehMosesאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יָד֜וֹH3027 · yadhandעַל־H5921 · aluponהַיָּ֗םH3220 · yamseaוַיָּ֨שָׁבH7725 · shuvto return: returnהַיָּ֜םH3220 · yamseaלִפְנ֥וֹתH6437 · pa.nahto turnבֹּ֙קֶר֙H1242 · bo.qermorningלְאֵ֣יתָנ֔וֹH386 · e.tanstrongוּמִצְרַ֖יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptנָסִ֣יםH5127 · nusto fleeלִקְרָאת֑וֹH7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetוַיְנַעֵ֧רH5287 · na.arto shakeיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִצְרַ֖יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptבְּת֥וֹךְH8432 · ta.vekhmidstהַיָּֽם׃H3220 · yamsea
Cross-references
Joshua 4:18And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, [and] the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as [they did] before.Psalm 78:53And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.Deuteronomy 11:4And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and [how] the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry [land]: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.Judges 5:20-21They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.Exodus 14:21-22And 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.Exodus 15:1-21Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
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