By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.Hebrews 11:29
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Πίστει διέβησαν τὴν ἐρυθρὰν θάλασσαν ὡς διὰ ξηρᾶς γῆς, ἧς πεῖραν λαβόντες οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι κατεπόθησαν.
- ΠίστειPistei“By faith”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
- διέβησανdiebēsan“they passed through”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from διαβαίνω · “to cross” · Strong's G1224
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐρυθρὰνeruthran“Red”Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐρυθρός · “red” · Strong's G2063
- θάλασσανthalassan“Sea”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from θάλασσα · “sea” · Strong's G2281
- ὡςhōs“as”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- διὰdia“through”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- ξηρᾶςxēras“dry”Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from ξηρός · “dried up/withered” · Strong's G3584
- γῆς,gēs“land,”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093H
- ἧςhēs“which”Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- πεῖρανpeiran“an attempt”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from πεῖρα · “test” · Strong's G3984
- λαβόντεςlabontes“having made”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΑἰγύπτιοιAiguptioi“Egyptians”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from Αἰγύπτιος · “Egyptian” · Strong's G0124
- κατεπόθησαν.katepothēsan“were swallowed up.”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from καταπίνω · “to swallow” · Strong's G2666
Places named in this verse
- Red Sea · today: Gulf of Suezbody of water, river · Identification: possible · Details about Red Sea on OpenBible.info