Exodus 14:22

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