Parting the Red Sea
Exodus 14:22
In 11 translations
- BSB
- and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
- 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.
- WEB
- The children of Israel went into the middle of the sea on the dry ground; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
- ASV
- 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.
- LSV
- and the sons of Israel go into the midst of the sea on dry land, and the waters [are] a wall to them, on their right and on their left.
- YLT
- and the sons of Israel go into the midst of the sea, on dry land, and the waters [are] to them a wall, on their right and on their left.
- DBY
- And the children of Israel went through 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.
- DRC
- And the children of Israel went in through the midst of the sea dried up: for the water was as a wall on their right hand and on their left.
- GNV
- Then the children of Israel went through the middes of the Sea vpon the drie ground, and the waters were a wall vnto them on their right hand, and on their left hand.
- JPS
- 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.
- LXXE
- And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the water of it was a wall on the right hand and a wall on the left.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיָּ֖ם בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְהַמַּ֤יִם לָהֶם֙ חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ εἰσῆλθον οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ εἰς μέσον τῆς θαλάσσης κατὰ τὸ ξηρόν· καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ αὐτῆς τεῖχος ἐκ δεξιῶν, καὶ τεῖχος ἐξ εὐωνύμων.
Who and where
👤 Jacob (Israel)◆ Wilderness Wanderings
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
Red SeaWaterEgyptMosesRed Sea, Passage ofLeftPurifications or BaptismsExodus, TheEgyptiansReadings, Select
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Part of
Cross-references most cited first
- Hebrews 11:29By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
- Psalms 66:6He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
- Exodus 15:19For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.
- Exodus 14:29But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
- Psalms 78:13He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
- Exodus 15:8At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
- Isaiah 63:13who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?
- 1 Corinthians 10:1I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
- Nehemiah 9:11You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.
- Numbers 33:8They set out from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.
- Habakkuk 3:8–10Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation? You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows.…
- Zechariah 2:5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
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