Exodus 14:31

“Israel saw the great hand that YHWH had shown against Egypt; and the people feared YHWH, and they believed in YHWH and in Moses his servant.”

Exodus 14:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 14:31, word by word

Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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sawיַּרְאyar

see

To see with one's eyes.

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the greatגְּדֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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handיָּדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

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.

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had shownעָשָׂהasa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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against Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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and the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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fearedיִּירְאוּyiru

revere

To revere God, or honor one's parents.

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and they believedיַּאֲמִינוּyaaminu

believe

To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.

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and in Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

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).

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his servantעַבְדּavd

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    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).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

30So YHWH saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the sea.

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