Study it in the app“By faith they crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, and when the Egyptians attempted to do it, they were swallowed up.”
By faithΠίστειthey crossedδιέβησανthe Redτὴν ἘρυθρὰνSeaΘάλασσανasὡςonδιὰdryξηρᾶςland,γῆςand whenἧςthe Egyptiansοἱ Αἰγύπτιοιattemptedπεῖραν λαβόντεςto do it,ἧςthey were swallowed up.κατεπόθησαν
Hebrews says that Israel crossed the sea as on dry land; Exodus 14:22 says that they went into the middle of the sea, on dry ground.
The same term appears in both passages.
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “Pistei” appearscross over
Cross over, go across to the other side.
Where else “diebēsan” appearsRed
Red; "the Red Sea", called in the Hebrew of the Old Testament the Sea of Reeds.
Where else “Erythran” appearssea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “Thalassan” appearsdry land
"Dry land": firm ground, not the sea.
Where else “xēras” appearsground
What is underfoot, dry land.
Where else “gēs” appearsEgyptian
Egyptian: a person from Egypt.
Where else “Aigyptioi” appearsattempt
To try to see whether something can be done.
Where else “peiran” appearsGeneral meaning: Take, receive.
Where else “labontes” appearsswallow, devour
Swallow, gulp down, devour; swallow up.
Where else “katepothēsan” appears28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.
29 · This verse (above)
30By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days.
