Exodus 14:23

“The Egyptians pursued and went in after them, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen, into the midst of the sea.”

Exodus 14:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 14:23, word by word

The Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egyptian

Egyptian.

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pursuedיִּרְדְּפוּyirdfu

pursue

To go after someone to catch them.

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and went inיָּבֹאוּyavou

enter

To go into a place.

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Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

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horsesסוּסsus

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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his chariotsרִכְבּrichb

chariot

War chariots.

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and his horsemenפָרָשָׁיfarashay

horseman

A soldier who fights mounted on a horse.

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into the midstתּוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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of the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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The context

22The sons of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right and on their left.

23 · This verse (above)

24In the morning watch, YHWH looked down on the camp of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and threw into confusion the camp of the Egyptians.

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