Study it in the app“Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned as morning appeared to its normal flow; and the Egyptians, fleeing, met it; and YHWH shook off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.”
Mosesמֹשֶׁהstretched outוַיֵּטhis handאֶת יָדוֹoverעַלthe sea,הַיָּםand the seaוַ הַיָּםreturnedיָּשָׁבas morning appearedלִפְנוֹת בֹּקֶרto its normal flow;לְאֵיתָנוֹand the Egyptians,וּמִצְרַיִםfleeing,נָסִיםmet it;לִקְרָאתוֹand YHWHוַ יְהוָהshook offיְנַעֵרthe Egyptiansאֶת מִצְרַיִםin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the sea.הַיָּם
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearsstretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “yet” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearssea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appearsturn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “fenot” appearsmorning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appearsever-flowing
That always flows, like a river.
Where else “etan” appearsEgypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appearsflee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nasim” appearsopposite
Facing, on the opposite side of something.
Where else “kerat” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsshake off
Shake, throw off with a jolt.
Where else “yenaer” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appearsEgypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
26YHWH said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may come back over the Egyptians, over their chariots, and over their horsemen.”
27 · This verse (above)
28The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, all the army of Pharaoh that had gone after them into the sea; not even one of them remained.
