Hebrews
Hebrews 11:29
29By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow,e they were drowned.
Footnotes
- e 11:29 Literally made an attempt
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By faith | Πίστει | Pistei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| passed through | διέβησαν | diebēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1224 I cross, pass through |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| Red | Ἐρυθρὰν | Erythran | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2063 red |
| Sea | Θάλασσαν | Thalassan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2281 the sea, lake |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| on | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| dry | ξηρᾶς | xēras | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3584 dry, withered, dry land |
| land | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Egyptians | Αἰγύπτιοι | Aigyptioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G124 Egyptian |
| tried | πεῖραν | peiran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3984 a trial, experiment |
| to follow | λαβόντες | labontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| they were drowned | κατεπόθησαν | katepothēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G2666 I swallow, devour, destroy |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 106:9–11 · Psalm 78:13 · Exodus 14:13–15:21 · Habakkuk 3:8–10 · Isaiah 63:11–16 · Isaiah 51:9–10 · Psalm 66:6 · Joshua 2:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.