Exodus 14:6
in Exodus 14So Pharaoh prepared his chariot and took his army with him.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:
KJV
And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:
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This verse in Exodus 14
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd he made ready his chariot,.... Which he usually rode in when he went forth to war; for this seems to be a military chariot, and not for show or grandeur; and this was got ready not by himself, as Jarchi, but rather by his orders, as Aben Ezra: and took his people with him; the Greek version reads, "all his people"; not all his subjects, but his soldiers; at least a great number, and especially his cavalry.
This site's exposition
the king of Egypt was told
on Exodus 14:5-7
Pharaoh's own words name what he counts as lost, We have released Israel from serving us. The root behind serving is the one 1:13 and 1:14 used for the bondage.
This site's exposition
So Pharaoh prepared his chariot
Pharaoh goes out in person, in the chariot a king of Egypt rode to war. John Gill takes the army as his soldiers, the cavalry above all, and notes that the Greek version reads all his people. At 12:32 the same king had asked for a blessing.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
It is easy to imagine what a rage Pharaoh was now in, roaring like a lion disappointed of his prey, how his proud heart aggravated the affront, swelled with indignation, scorned to be baffled, longed to be revenged: and now all the plagues are as if they had never been.
The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֶּאְסֹ֖ר | vaiye'sor | and he harnessed | H631 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רִכְבּ֑וֹ | rikhbo | chariot his | H7393 → | 119 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַמּ֖וֹ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| לָקַ֥ח | lakach | he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| עִמּֽוֹ׃ | imo | with him | H5973 → | 1050 times |
וַיֶּאְסֹ֖רand he harnessed
vaiye'sorH631 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
רִכְבּ֑וֹchariot his
rikhboH7393 →119 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
עַמּ֖וֹpeople his
amoH5971 →1873 times
לָקַ֥חhe took
lakachH3947 →966 times
עִמּֽוֹ׃with him
imoH5973 →1050 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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About Exodus
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.