Exodus 14:29
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.
KJV
Filii autem Israël perrexerunt per medium sicci maris, et aquæ eis erant quasi pro muro a dextris et a sinistris :
Vulgate
οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπορεύθησαν διὰ ξηρᾶς ἐν μέσῳ τῆς θαλάσσης, τὸ δὲ ὕδωρ αὐτοῖς τεῖχος ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ τεῖχος ἐξ εὐωνύμων.
LXX
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.
ASV
וּ/בְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הָלְכ֥וּ בַ/יַּבָּשָׁ֖ה בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ הַ/יָּ֑ם וְ/הַ/מַּ֤יִם לָ/הֶם֙ חֹמָ֔ה מִֽ/ימִינָ֖/ם וּ/מִ/שְּׂמֹאלָֽ/ם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Typology
Miracle
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
The exodus from Egypt is both a historical event and a symbol of the soul's liberation from bondage to the passions. The crossing of the Red Sea represents the decisive break with the life of slavery. Philo marvels at how God employed the very elements of nature — wind, water, and earth — as instruments of salvation for Israel and judgment upon Egypt.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 10:1 — Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
- Exod 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.
- Exod 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.
- Isa 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 k
- Isa 43:16 — Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
- Isa 50:2 — Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the
- Josh 3:17 — And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean