Hebrews 11:29

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
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Πίστει διέβησαν τὴν ἐρυθρὰν θάλασσαν ὡς διὰ ξηρᾶς γῆς, ἧς πεῖραν λαβόντες οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι κατεπόθησαν.

  1. ΠίστειPistei“By faith”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  2. διέβησανdiebēsan“they passed through”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from διαβαίνω · “to cross” · Strong's G1224
  3. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἐρυθρὰνeruthran“Red”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐρυθρός · “red” · Strong's G2063
  5. θάλασσανthalassan“Sea”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from θάλασσα · “sea” · Strong's G2281
  6. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  7. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  8. ξηρᾶςxēras“dry”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from ξηρός · “dried up/withered” · Strong's G3584
  9. γῆς,gēs“land,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093H
  10. ἧςhēs“which”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  11. πεῖρανpeiran“an attempt”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from πεῖρα · “test” · Strong's G3984
  12. λαβόντεςlabontes“having made”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  13. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ΑἰγύπτιοιAiguptioi“Egyptians”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from Αἰγύπτιος · “Egyptian” · Strong's G0124
  15. κατεπόθησαν.katepothēsan“were swallowed up.”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from καταπίνω · “to swallow” · Strong's G2666
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)