Exodus 14:21

Miracles and God's intervention God's power and sovereignty

¹⁹ And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,

²⁰ so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,

²² and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

²³ And the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
KJV: And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD 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.
WEB: Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
ASV: And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
DARBY: And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah made the sea go [back] by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided.
BLB: And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and YHWH drove [back] the sea by a strong east wind all that night, and He made the sea into the dry land, and the waters were divided.

ÅB: Da rakte Moses ut sin hånd over havet, og Herren drev havet bort med en sterk østenvind, som blåste hele natten, og han gjorde havet til tørt land, og vannet skiltes at.
OTB: Da rakte Moses ut hånden sin over havet, og hele natten drev Herren havet tilbake med en sterk østavind og gjorde det til tørt land. Vannet ble delt,
B1930: Da rakte Moses ut sin hånd over havet, og Herren drev havet bort med en sterk østenvind, som blåste hele natten, og han gjorde havet til tørt land, og vannet skiltes at.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 63:12
who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,
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Psalms 66:6
He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
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Exodus 15:8
At 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.
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Nehemiah 9:11
You 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.
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Psalms 78:13
He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
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Psalms 74:13
You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
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Joshua 4:23
For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over.
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Isaiah 51:10
Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?
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