and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.Exodus 14:22
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיָּ֖ם בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְהַמַּ֤יִם לָהֶם֙ חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃
- וַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'u“and they went”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokh“in [the] middle of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- הַיָּ֖םhai.Yam“the sea”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
- בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.Shah“on the dry ground”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יַבָּשָׁה · “dry land” · Strong's H3004
- וְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yim“and the water”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- לָהֶם֙la.Hem“for them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- חֹמָ֔הcho.Mah“[was] a wall”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חוֹמָה · “wall” · Strong's H2346G
- מִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.Nam“from right their”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָמִין · “right” · Strong's H3225G
- 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)