Exodus 14:30
in Exodus 14That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.
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ASV
Thus Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore.
KJV
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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This verse in Exodus 14
Commentary
9 notes on this verseIsrael saw the Egyptians dead upon the seashore - By the extraordinary agitation of the waters, no doubt multitudes of the dead Egyptians were cast on the shore, and by their spoils the Israelites were probably furnished with considerable riches, and especially clothing and arms; which latter were essentially necessary to them in their wars with the Amalekites, Basanites, and Amorites, etc., on their way to the promised land.
This site's exposition
through the sea on dry ground
on Exodus 14:29-31
The people believed in Him and in His servant Moses, as they had at 4:31. The unbelief of 6:9, under cruel bondage, lies between the two.
This site's exposition
Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore
Egypt preserved the bodies of its great men with care, and here the Egyptians lie dead on the shore where Israel saw them. John Wesley calls it contempt poured on Egypt's great men.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening5 voices
And Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the shore - The Egyptians were very curious in preserving the bodies of their great men, but here the utmost contempt is poured upon all the grandees of Egypt; see how they lie heaps upon heaps, as dung upon the face of the earth.
5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians,....
Probably they stripped the slain and, having borrowed jewels of their neighbours before, which (the Egyptians having by this hostile pursuit of them broken their faith with them) henceforward they were not under any obligation to restore, they now got arms from them, which, some think, they were not before provided with.
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.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Some place it in the immediate neighborhood of Suez; where, they say, the part of the sea is most likely to be affected by "a strong east wind" [Ex 14:21]; where the road from the defile of Migdol (now Muktala) leads directly to this point; and where the sea, not above two miles broad, could be crossed in a short time.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיּ֨וֹשַׁע | vaiyoosha' | and he delivered | H3467 → | |
| יְהוָ֜ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בַּיּ֥וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֛וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מִיַּ֣ד | miyad | from [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| מִצְרָ֑יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| וַיַּ֤רְא | vaiyar' | and it saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִצְרַ֔יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| מֵ֖ת | met | dead | H4191 → | 839 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שְׂפַ֥ת | sefat | [the] shore of | H8193 → | 176 times |
| הַיָּֽם׃ | haiyam | the sea | H3220 → | 396 times |
וַיּ֨וֹשַׁעand he delivered
vaiyoosha'H3467 →
יְהוָ֜הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בַּיּ֥וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֛וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מִיַּ֣דfrom [the] hand of
miyadH3027 →1618 times
מִצְרָ֑יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
וַיַּ֤רְאand it saw
vaiyar'H7200 →1300 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
מֵ֖תdead
metH4191 →839 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
שְׂפַ֥ת[the] shore of
sefatH8193 →176 times
הַיָּֽם׃the sea
haiyamH3220 →396 times
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
Jude 1:5Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
it leads to
- Hebrews 3:16
For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?
- Numbers 26:64–65
Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.
- 1 Corinthians 10:1–12
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
- Psalms 106:26
So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,
- Numbers 14:22–37
not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
- Hebrews 3:16
Through
Psalms 106:8Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.
it leads to
- Exodus 9:16
But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
- Ezekiel 20:9
But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to…
- Exodus 9:16
Through
Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
it leads to
- Psalms 68:23
that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
- Psalms 68:23
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.