Exodus 14:23

And the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.
Exodus 14:23
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֚ל ס֣וּס פַּרְעֹ֔ה רִכְבּ֖וֹ וּפָרָשָׁ֑יו אֶל־תּ֖וֹךְ הַיָּֽם׃

  1. וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.Fu“and they pursued”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  2. מִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרִי · “Egyptian” · Strong's H4713
  3. וַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'u“and they went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  4. אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.Hem“after them”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  5. כֹּ֚לkol“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  6. ס֣וּסsus“<the> horse of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סוּס · “horse” · Strong's H5483M
  7. פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'Oh“Pharaoh”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פַּרְעֹה · “Pharaoh” · Strong's H6547J
  8. רִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.Bo“chariotry his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫כֶב · “chariot” · Strong's H7393G
  9. וּפָרָשָׁ֑יוu.fa.ra.Shav“and horsemen his”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּרָשׁ · “horseman” · Strong's H6571B
  10. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. תּ֖וֹךְTokh“[the] middle of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  12. הַיָּֽם׃hai.Yam“the sea”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)