Exodus 14:22 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 14:22

and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Origen of Alexandria

HOMILIES ON NUMBERS 27.10 (253)

How hard a temptation it is to pass through the midst of the sea, to see the waves rise piled up, to hear the noise and rumbling of the raging waters! But if you follow Moses, that is, the law of God, the waters will become for you walls on the right and left, and you will find a path on dry ground in the midst of the sea. Moreover, it can happen that the heavenly journey that we say the soul takes may hold peril of waters. Great waves may be found there.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground,.... Some Jewish writers say (c), that the tribe of Judah went in first, and then the other tribes followed; but it is most likely, what Josephus says (d), that Moses first entered in, and then the Israelites, encouraged by his example, went in after him; and a very adventurous action it was, and nothing but strong faith in the almighty power and promise of God could have engaged them in it, to which the apostle ascribes it, Heb 11:

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And the waters were a wall unto them on their right and on their left - This verse demonstrates that the passage was miraculous. Some have supposed that the Israelites had passed through, favored by an extraordinary ebb, which happened at that time to be produced by a strong wind, which happened just then to blow!

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ	vai.ya.Vo.'u	and they went	H935 →
בְנֵֽי־	ve.nei-	[the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
בְּת֥וֹךְ	be.Tokh	in [the] middle of	H8432 →
הַיָּ֖ם	hai.Yam	the sea	H3220 →
בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה	bai.ya.ba.Shah	on the dry ground	H3004 →
וְהַמַּ֤יִם	ve.ha.Ma.yim	and the water	H4325 →
לָהֶם֙	la.Hem	for them
חֹמָ֔ה	cho.Mah	[was] a wall	H2346 →
מִֽימִינָ֖ם	mi.mi.Nam	from right their	H3225 →
וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃	u.mi.se.mo.Lam	and from left their	H8040 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 66:6
He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
leads to
- Joshua 3:16
  the 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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 14:21–22
  Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were…
- Joshua 3:14
  So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.
Through
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.
leads to
- Psalms 78:13
  He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 106:9–11
  He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.
- Exodus 14:13
  But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never…
Through
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.
leads to
- Exodus 14:28–29
  The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
Through
Psalms 78:13
He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
leads to
- Exodus 14:21
  Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were…

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Where the connections lead

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About Exodus