Exodus 14:29

Exodus 14:29 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But the people of Israel had walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, as the water stood up like a wall on both sides.

Context of Exodus 14:29

27And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 30So the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31Thus Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord and His servant Moses.

Exodus 14:29 word by word

וּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הָלְכ֥וּ בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה בְּת֣וֹךְ הַיָּ֑ם וְהַמַּ֤יִם לָהֶם֙ חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽםRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• upon dryיַבָּשָׁהyabbâώâh · dry landH3004
• in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• and the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• a wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• unto them on their right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• and on their leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040

Cross-references for Exodus 14:29

• Exodus 14:22So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
• Job 38:8“Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb;
• Psalms 66:6He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot. There we will rejoice in Him.
• Psalms 77:19Your way was in the sea, Your path in the great waters, And Your footsteps were not known.
• Psalms 78:52But He made His own people go forth like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
• Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.
• Isaiah 51:10Are You not the One who dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep; That made the depths of the sea a road For the redeemed to cross over?
• Isaiah 63:12Who led them by the right hand of Moses, With His glorious arm, Dividing the water before them To make for Himself an everlasting name,
• Joshua 3:16that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away at Adam, the city that is beside Zaretan. So the waters that went down into the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

Commentaries on Exodus 14:29

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 The dividing the Red sea was the terror of the Canaanites, Jos 2:9; the praise and triumph of the Israelites, Psa 114:3; 106:9; 136:13. It was a type of baptism, 1Co 10:1, 2. Israel's passage through it was typical of the conversion of souls, Is 11:15; and the Egyptians being drowned in it was typical of the final ruin of all unrepenting sinners. God showed his almighty power, by opening a passage through the waters, some miles over. God can…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-31The escape through the Red Sea was the climactic moment of rescue. It was the highest point of God’s saving work in the exodus from Egypt.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-312. Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp--The Israelites had now completed their three days' journey, and at Etham the decisive step would have to be taken whether they would celebrate their intended feast and return, or march onwards by the head of the Red Sea into the desert, with a view to a final departure. They were already on the borders of the desert, and a short march would have placed them beyond the reach of pursuit, as…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 14:29

• Egypt
• Egyptians
• Israel
• Miracles
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In the dictionaries

• Israel
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Children of Israel
• Better
• Cover
• Heavily
• Lack
• Rain
• Red Sea
• Red Sea, Passage of

Commentaries on Exodus 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings