Exodus 14:27

So Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea and the sea returned, towards morning, to its steady flow, when the Egyptians, were fleeing to meet it,—thus Yahweh shook off the Egyptians into the midst of the sea;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

In Context

26Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Stretch forth thy hand over the sea,—that the waters may return upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

28thus the waters returned and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the forces of Pharaoh that were entering after them into the sea,—there was not left remaining among them so much as one.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:21And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and Yahweh carried away the sea by a mighty east wind all the night, and turned the sea into dry land,—and the waters were cloven asunder.

Deuteronomy 11:4and what he did unto the forces of Egypt—unto his horses and unto his chariots in that he caused the waters of the Red Sea to flow over their faces, when they were pursuing after you,—and so Yahweh destroyed them (unto this day);

Joshua 24:7So they made outcry unto Yahweh, and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought in upon them the sea, and covered them,—and your eyes beheld what I did with the Egyptians. And, when ye had remained in the desert many days,

Psalms 78:53Yea he led them securely, and they dreaded not, And, their enemies, the sea did cover.

Hebrews 11:29By faith, they passed through the Red Sea, as over dry land,—which the Egyptians, seizing an attempt to do, were swallowed up.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 14:22-31

The Destruction of the Egyptians. ( b. c. 1491.) 21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his… Read the whole commentary →

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