Exodus 14:29

²⁷ 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.

²⁸ And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

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.

³⁰ Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

³¹ And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.

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: But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
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.
WEB: But the children of Israel walked on dry land in the middle of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: And the children of Israel walked on dry [ground] through the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
BLB: And the sons of Israel had walked on the dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters [were] a wall to them from their right and from their left.

ÅB: Men Israels barn gikk på det tørre midt igjennom havet, og vannet sto som en mur på deres høyre og på deres venstre side.
OTB: Men israelittene gikk gjennom havet på tørt land, med en vannmur på sin høyre og på sin venstre side.
B1930: Men Israels barn gikk på det tørre midt igjennem havet, og vannet stod som en mur på deres høire og på deres venstre side.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Exodus 14:22
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.
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Isaiah 51:13
And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
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Joshua 3:16
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
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Isaiah 63:12–13
That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
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Job 38:8–11
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
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Isaiah 43:2
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
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Isaiah 51:10
Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?
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Psalms 77:19–20
Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
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