Exodus 14:27

Exodus 14:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
• New International Version (NIV)Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward it, and the Lord swept them into the sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord threw the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And 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.

Context of Exodus 14:27

25And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for Yhwh fighteth for them against the Egyptians. 26And Yhwh said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Yhwh overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them. 29But 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.

Exodus 14:27 word by word

וַיֵּט֩ מֹשֶׁ֨ה אֶת־יָד֜וֹ עַל־הַיָּ֗ם וַיָּ֨שָׁב הַיָּ֜ם לִפְנ֥וֹת בֹּ֙קֶר֙ לְאֵ֣יתָנ֔וֹ וּמִצְרַ֖יִם נָסִ֣ים לִקְרָאת֑וֹ וַיְנַעֵ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• stretched forthנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• over the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to his strengthאֵיתָן'êythân · strongH386
• when the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• appearedפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• and the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• againstקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• it; and Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• overthrewנָעַרnâ‛ar · to shakeH5287
• in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432

Cross-references for Exodus 14:27

• Exodus 14:21And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; And Yhwh caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
• Exodus 15:1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto Yhwh, and spake, saying, I will sing unto Yhwh, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
• Joshua 4:18And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of Yhwh were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.
• Judges 5:20They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

Commentaries on Exodus 14:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Overthrew the Egyptians - Better as in the margin, The Lord shook them off, hurled them from their chariots into the sea.Read the comment
• 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. 2727. Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, &c.--What circumstances could more clearly demonstrate the miraculous character of this transaction than that at the waving of Moses' rod, the dividing waters left the channel dry, and on his making the same motion on the opposite side, they returned, commingling with instantaneous fury? Is such the character of any ebb tide?Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 14:27

• Egypt
• Egyptians
• Israel
• Miracles
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In the dictionaries

• Moses
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Better
• Cover
• Heavily
• Lack
• Rain
• Red Sea
• Red Sea, Passage of
• Salvation

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