Exodus 14:22

Exodus 14:22 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)and 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)And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So 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.

Context of Exodus 14:22

20and so came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel—there was the cloud and the darkness over here, yet it gave light by night over there—neither one came near the other all night long. 21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. Adonai drove the sea back with a strong east wind throughout the night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided. Then Bnei-Yisrael went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, while the waters were like walls to them on their right and on their left. 23But the Egyptians pursued and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots and his horsemen. 24Now it came about during the morning watch that Adonai looked at the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud and caused the army of the Egyptians to panic.

Exodus 14:22 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיָּ֖ם בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְהַמַּ֤יִם לָהֶם֙ חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• upon the dryיַבָּשָׁהyabbâώâh · dry landH3004
• 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 14:22

• Exodus 14:29But Bnei-Yisrael had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were like walls to them on their right hand and on their left.
• Exodus 15:19For Pharaoh’s horses with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea, but Adonai brought the waters of the sea back over them. Yet Bnei-Yisrael walked in the midst of the sea on dry ground.
• Numbers 33:8They left from before Pi-Hahiroth and passed through the sea into the wilderness. They traveled three days journey into the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.
• Psalms 66:6He turned the sea into dry land. They crossed the river on foot. There let us rejoice in Him!
• Psalms 78:13He split the sea and led them through, and He made the water stand like a wall.
• Isaiah 63:13Who led them through the depths? Like a horse in the desert, they did not stumble.
• 1 Corinthians 10:1For I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers and sisters, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea.
• Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red Sea as if on dry ground. When the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up.
• Exodus 15:8With the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps became firm ground in the heart of the sea.
• Habakkuk 3:8Adonai, is your wrath against rivers? Or Your anger at the rivers? Or is Your fury with the sea? For You ride on Your horses, Your chariots of salvation!
• Zechariah 2:5I lifted up my eyes—and behold, I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Commentaries on Exodus 14:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22And 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! Had this been the case, there could not have been waters standing on the right hand and on the left; much less could those waters, contrary to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Were a wall unto them - Compare Nahum 3:8. The waters served the purpose of an intrenchment and wall; the people could not be attacked on either flank during the transit; to the north was the water covering the whole district; to the south was the Red 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. 22As with the plagues, natural explanations for this event miss the main point. Some people suggest that a strong wind could push back shallow water. That can happen in nature. However, a steady wind does not create dry ground with walls of water on both sides. The Bible describes something greater than an ordinary weather event. The Lord rules over nature. He can act within it and use it as he chooses.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea, &c.--It is highly probable that Moses, along with Aaron, first planted his footsteps on the untrodden sand, encouraging the people to follow him without fear of the treacherous walls; and when we take into account the multitudes that followed him, the immense number who through infancy and old age were incapable of hastening their movements, together with all the appurtenances of the camp, the…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 14:22

• Egypt
• Egyptians
• Israel
• Miracles
• Prayer
• Readings, Select
• Water

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Children of Israel
• Better
• Cover
• Heavily
• Lack
• Rain

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