Exodus
Exodus 14:26
26Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Stretch out | נְטֵ֥ה | nə·ṭêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| your hand | יָדְךָ֖ | yā·ḏə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the sea | הַיָּ֑ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| so that the waters | הַמַּ֙יִם֙ | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| may flow back | וְיָשֻׁ֤בוּ | wə·yā·šu·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the Egyptians | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| their chariots | רִכְבּ֖וֹ | riḵ·bōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone |
| and horsemen | פָּרָשָֽׁיו׃ | pā·rā·šāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6571 horse, steed |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.