Exodus 14:29
in Exodus 14But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Exodus 14
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd the pillar of cloud, that glory of the Lord, being their rearward ( Isa. lviii. 8 ), that the Egyptians might not charge them in the flank, the waters were a wall to them (it is twice mentioned) on their right hand and on their left.
This site's exposition
But the children of Israel walked upon dry land
on Exodus 14:29-31
The crossing is stated a second time in the words of verse 22 and then summed up, thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians. The people feared the LORD and believed him and his servant Moses, which they had done once before at 4:31 when the signs were shown, and had stopped doing at 6:9 for anguish of spirit and cruel bondage. The song begins in the next verse, and 15:1 is the first place in Scripture where anyone sings.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea,.... The bottom of it becoming so through the strong east wind, which blew all night until they came to the opposite shore, where they landed on "terra firma"; and so Noldius renders the phrase "through the sea"; that is, from shore to shore: and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left; See Gill on Exo 14:22.
Note, It is very common, but very absurd and criminal, for people to repent of their good deeds; their justice and charity, and even their repentance, are repented of.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֧י | uvenei | and [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| הָלְכ֥וּ | halekhu | they walked | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה | vaiyabashah | on the dry ground | H3004 → | 14 times |
| בְּת֣וֹךְ | betokh | in [the] middle of | H8432 → | 418 times |
| הַיָּ֑ם | haiyam | the sea | H3220 → | 396 times |
| וְהַמַּ֤יִם | vehamayim | and the water | H4325 → | 581 times |
| לָהֶם֙ | lahem | for them | ||
| חֹמָ֔ה | chomah | [was] a wall | H2346 → | |
| מִֽימִינָ֖ם | miminam | from right their | H3225 → | 140 times |
| וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם | umisemolam | and from left their | H8040 → |
וּבְנֵ֧יand [the] people of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
הָלְכ֥וּthey walked
halekhuH1980 →1546 times
בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הon the dry ground
vaiyabashahH3004 →14 times
בְּת֣וֹךְin [the] middle of
betokhH8432 →418 times
הַיָּ֑םthe sea
haiyamH3220 →396 times
וְהַמַּ֤יִםand the water
vehamayimH4325 →581 times
לָהֶם֙for them
lahem
חֹמָ֔ה[was] a wall
chomahH2346 →
מִֽימִינָ֖םfrom right their
miminamH3225 →140 times
וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽםand from left their
umisemolamH8040 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 14:22and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
it leads to
- Hebrews 11:29
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
- Psalms 66:6
He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
- Exodus 15:19
For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.
- Psalms 78:13
He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
- Hebrews 11:29
Through
Joshua 3:16the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was…
it leads to
- Joshua 3:13
When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will…
- Joshua 3:13
Through
Isaiah 51:13But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor…
it leads to
- Isaiah 40:22
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
- Psalms 104:2
He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
- Isaiah 17:10
For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—
- Isaiah 40:22
Where this verse is studied
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About Exodus
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.