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Exodus 14:21

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
Exodus 14:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֵּ֨ט מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶת־יָדוֹ֮ עַל־הַיָּם֒ וַיּ֣וֹלֶךְ יְהוָ֣ה׀ אֶת־הַ֠יָּם בְּר֨וּחַ קָדִ֤ים עַזָּה֙ כָּל־הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־הַיָּ֖ם לֶחָרָבָ֑ה וַיִּבָּקְע֖וּ הַמָּֽיִם׃

  1. וַיֵּ֨טvai.Yet“and he stretched out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  2. מֹשֶׁ֣הmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. יָדוֹ֮ya.Do“hand his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  5. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. הַיָּם֒hai.Yam“the sea”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  7. וַיּ֣וֹלֶךְvai.Yo.lekh“and he drove”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “send” · Strong's H1980O
  8. יְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. הַ֠יָּםHai.yom“the sea”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  11. בְּר֨וּחַbe.Ru.ach“by a wind”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from רוּחַ · “breath” · Strong's H7307H
  12. קָדִ֤יםka.Dim“an east wind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָדִים · “east” · Strong's H6921
  13. עַזָּה֙'a.Zah“strong”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַז · “strong” · Strong's H5794
  14. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  15. הַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lah“the night”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  16. וַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.sem“and he made”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “make” · Strong's H7760A
  17. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  18. הַיָּ֖םhai.Yam“the sea”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  19. לֶחָרָבָ֑הle.cha.ra.Vah“into <the> dry ground”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חָֽרָבָה · “dry ground” · Strong's H2724
  20. וַיִּבָּקְע֖וּvai.yi.ba.ke.'U“and they were divided”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בָּקַע · “to break up|open” · Strong's H1234
  21. הַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yim“the waters”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)