Exodus
Exodus 14:28
28The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen — the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The waters | הַמַּ֗יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| flowed back | וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ | way·yā·šu·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| and covered | וַיְכַסּ֤וּ | way·ḵas·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3680 cover |
| the chariots | הָרֶ֙כֶב֙ | hā·re·ḵeḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone |
| and horsemen | הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים | hap·pā·rā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6571 horse, steed |
| the entire | לְכֹל֙ | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| army | חֵ֣יל | ḥêl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| of Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹ֔ה | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| that had chased | הַבָּאִ֥ים | hab·bā·’îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| into the sea | בַּיָּ֑ם | bay·yām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| Not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one | אֶחָֽד׃ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| of them | בָּהֶ֖ם | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| survived | נִשְׁאַ֥ר | niš·’ar | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7604 remain, be left over |
Cross-references
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Psalm 78:53 · Psalm 106:9–11 · Psalm 136:15 · Habakkuk 3:8–10 · Habakkuk 3:13 · Hebrews 11:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.