Hebrews 11:29
27 By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
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
- By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
- KJV
- By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
- WEB
- By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.
- ASV
- By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up.
- DARBY
- By faith they passed through the Red sea as through dry land; of which the Egyptians having made trial were swallowed up.
- BLB
- By faith they passed through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians, having made an attempt, were swallowed up.
- ÅB
- Ved tro gikk de gjennom det Røde Hav som over tørt land; men da egypterne prøvde på det, druknet de.
- OTB
- Ved tro gikk de gjennom Rødehavet som på tørt land, men da egypterne forsøkte å gjøre det samme, druknet de.
- B1930
- Ved tro gikk de gjennem det Røde Hav som over tørt land; men da egypterne prøvde på det, druknet de.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 14:13–15:21
But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
Read in contextPsalms 106:9–11
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.
Read in contextPsalms 78:13
He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
Read in contextHabakkuk 3:8–10
Were 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?
Read in contextIsaiah 63:11–16
Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,
Read in contextIsaiah 51:9–10
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
Read in contextJoshua 2:10
For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.
Read in contextPsalms 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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