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Exodus 14:26

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.”
Exodus 14:26
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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)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה נְטֵ֥ה אֶת־יָדְךָ֖ עַל־הַיָּ֑ם וְיָשֻׁ֤בוּ הַמַּ֙יִם֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם עַל־רִכְבּ֖וֹ וְעַל־פָּרָשָֽׁיו׃

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  5. נְטֵ֥הne.Teh“stretch out”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. יָדְךָ֖ya.de.Kha“hand your”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  8. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. הַיָּ֑םhai.Yam“the sea”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  10. וְיָשֻׁ֤בוּve.ya.Shu.vu“so they may return”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  11. הַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yim“the waters”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  12. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  13. מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
  14. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. רִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.Bo“chariot[s] its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫כֶב · “chariot” · Strong's H7393G
  16. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and over”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  17. פָּרָשָֽׁיו׃pa.ra.Shav“horsemen its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּרָשׁ · “horseman” · Strong's H6571B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)