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Exodus 14:16

But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

KJV

Tu autem eleva virgam tuam, et extende manum tuam super mare, et divide illud : ut gradiantur filii Israël in medio mari per siccum.

Vulgate

καὶ σὺ ἔπαρον τῇ ῥάβδῳ σου, καὶ ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ ῥῆξον αὐτήν, καὶ εἰσελθάτωσαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ εἰς μέσον τῆς θαλάσσης κατὰ τὸ ξηρόν.

LXX

And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.

ASV

וְ/אַתָּ֞ה הָרֵ֣ם אֶֽת מַטְּ/ךָ֗ וּ/נְטֵ֧ה אֶת יָדְ/ךָ֛ עַל הַ/יָּ֖ם וּ/בְקָעֵ֑/הוּ וְ/יָבֹ֧אוּ בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ הַ/יָּ֖ם בַּ/יַּבָּשָֽׁה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
ה
h
noun · 393×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יַּבָּשָׁ֑ה
ybshh
noun · 13×
מַטֵּ֣ה
mth
noun · 235×
נָטִ֤יתִי
ntyty
verb · 216×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רָ֖ם
rm
verb · 189×
ת֣וֹךְ
tvk
noun · 416×
תִּבָּקַ֥ע
tbq'
verb · 51×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

The Father is Father and not Son : the Son is Son and not Father: the Holy Spirit is Spirit and not Father or Son. For the individuality is unchangeable. How, indeed, could individuality continue to exist at all if it were ever changing and altering? Wherefore the Son of God became Son of Man in order that His individuality might endure. For since He was the Son of God, He beca…

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 4:29 — Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon th
  • Exod 4:2 — And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
  • Exod 4:17 — And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
  • Exod 4:20 — And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
  • Exod 7:9 — When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
  • Exod 7:19 — And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools
  • Exod 14:21 — 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.
  • Exod 14:26 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
  • Exod 14:26 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
  • Isa 10:26 — And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
  • Isa 10:26 — And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
  • Isa 43:16 — Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
  • Isa 63:12 — That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
  • Mark 4:39 — And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
  • Num 20:8 — Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them wa