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Exodus 14:21-22

21Then 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, 22and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
Exodus 14:21-22
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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.

Verse 21

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

Verse 22

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיָּ֖ם בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְהַמַּ֤יִם לָהֶם֙ חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃

  1. וַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'u“and they went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  3. יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  4. בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokh“in [the] middle of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  5. הַיָּ֖םhai.Yam“the sea”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  6. בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.Shah“on the dry ground”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יַבָּשָׁה · “dry land” · Strong's H3004
  7. וְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yim“and the water”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  8. לָהֶם֙la.Hem“for them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  9. חֹמָ֔הcho.Mah“[was] a wall”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חוֹמָה · “wall” · Strong's H2346G
  10. מִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.Nam“from right their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָמִין · “right” · Strong's H3225G
  11. וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃u.mi.se.mo.Lam“and from left their”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שְׂמֹאל · “left” · Strong's H8040G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)