The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.Exodus 14:28
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ הַמַּ֗יִם וַיְכַסּ֤וּ אֶת־הָרֶ֙כֶב֙ וְאֶת־הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים לְכֹל֙ חֵ֣יל פַּרְעֹ֔ה הַבָּאִ֥ים אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם בַּיָּ֑ם לֹֽא־נִשְׁאַ֥ר בָּהֶ֖ם עַד־אֶחָֽד׃
- וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vu“and they returned”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- הַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yim“the waters”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- וַיְכַסּ֤וּvay.kha.Su“and they covered”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כָּסָה · “to cover” · Strong's H3680
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָרֶ֙כֶב֙ha.Re.khev“the chariot[s]”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫כֶב · “chariot” · Strong's H7393G
- וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.Shim“the horsemen”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּרָשׁ · “horseman” · Strong's H6571B
- לְכֹל֙le.Khol“to all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- חֵ֣ילcheil“[the] army of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חַ֫יִל · “soldiers” · Strong's H2428A
- פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'Oh“Pharaoh”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פַּרְעֹה · “Pharaoh” · Strong's H6547J
- הַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'Im“which had gone”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.Hem“after them”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- בַּיָּ֑םbai.Yam“in the sea”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- נִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'Ar“it remained”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁאַר · “to remain” · Strong's H7604
- בָּהֶ֖םba.Hem“among them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- עַד־'ad-“up to”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- אֶחָֽד׃'e.Chad“one”Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)