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

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Word by word

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
By faithΠίστειPisteiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
passed throughδιέβησανdiebēsanVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG1224 I cross, pass through
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
RedἘρυθρὰνErythranAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG2063 red
SeaΘάλασσανThalassanNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG2281 the sea, lake
asὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
onδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
dryξηρᾶςxērasAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularG3584 dry, withered, dry land
landγῆςgēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1093 the earth, soil, land
theοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
EgyptiansΑἰγύπτιοιAigyptioiAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG124 Egyptian
triedπεῖρανpeiranNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3984 a trial, experiment
to followλαβόντεςlabontesVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG2983 I receive, take
they were drownedκατεπόθησανkatepothēsanVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralG2666 I swallow, devour, destroy

Cross-references

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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.